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/ˈjusf(ə)l/- helpful for doing or achieving something
Here’s some useful information about travel in Canada.
a useful tool/technique/gadget
Her book is a useful contribution to our understanding of how Mozart worked.
useful to:I was useful to them because I could speak French.
useful for:That basket would be useful for picnics.
useful for doing something:Old pictures are useful for seeing how people used to dress.
useful (for someone) to do something:Thanks. It’s useful to know that.
Would it be useful for you to ask us some questions?
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come in useful
Britishthe end of someone’s/something’s useful life
make yourself useful
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