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be useful

/biː ˈjuːsfəl/
to be helpful or beneficial

This tool can be useful for organizing your tasks.

The tool helps make task organization easier.


general

to serve a helpful or beneficial purpose

Learning a new language can be useful for travel.

Knowing another language makes traveling easier.

This app is useful for tracking expenses.

The app helps people manage their spending.

This phrase is commonly used to describe something that provides value or assistance.

Collocations

be useful forto serve a specific helpful purposebe useful toto be beneficial to someone

Synonyms

be helpfulbe beneficialbe advantageousbe handy

Antonyms

be uselessbe unhelpfulbe harmful

Related Phrases

be of usephrase
to serve a purpose
be handyphrase
to be convenient or useful

Pro Tip

Common Usage

This phrase is often used to describe tools, skills, or information that provide practical benefits.

Word Origin

Combination of 'be' (verb) and 'useful' (adjective meaning providing help or benefit).

Usage Notes

This phrase is commonly used in everyday language to describe objects, skills, or information that provide value.

Word Breakdown

be
verb indicating a state of existence
verb
+
useful
adjective meaning providing help or benefit
adjective
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