Definitions for usefulˈyus fəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
use•fulˈyus fəl(adj.)
being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect:
a useful member of society.
of practical use; producing material results; supplying common needs.
Origin of useful:
1585–95
use′ful•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
useful, utile(adj)
being of use or service
"the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"
utilitarian, useful(adj)
having a useful function
"utilitarian steel tables"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
useful(adjective)ˈyus fəl
≠ useless
a useful tool; The extra money would be useful.; Could I be useful to you?; ways to spend your time usefully; a discussion about the usefulness of the safety measures
Wiktionary
useful(Adjective)
Having a practical or beneficial use.
This tool is very useful. It makes doing this task a lot easier.
Webster Dictionary
Useful(adj)
full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpose; beneficial; profitable; advantageous; as, vessels and instruments useful in a family; books useful for improvement; useful knowledge; useful arts
Translations for useful
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
useful(adjective)
helpful or serving a purpose well
a useful tool/dictionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother.
- nuttigAfrikaans

- مُفيد، نافِعArabic

- полезенBulgarian

- útilPortuguese (BR)

- užitečnýCzech

- nützlichGerman

- nyttigDanish

- χρήσιμοςGreek

- útilSpanish

- kasulikEstonian

- سودمندFarsi

- hyödyllinenFinnish

- utileFrench

- מוֹעִילHebrew

- उपयोगीHindi

- koristanCroatian

- hasznosHungarian

- bergunaIndonesian

- gagnlegur, nytsamlegurIcelandic

- utileItalian

- 役に立つJapanese

- 유용한Korean

- naudingasLithuanian

- []derīgsLatvian

- bergunaMalay

- nuttigDutch

- nyttig, til nytte; (gjøre) nytte for segNorwegian

- użytecznyPolish

- سودمندPersian

- ګټور، دكار، دګټې، په كار راتلونى: مرستونى، كومكىPashto

- útilPortuguese

- folositorRomanian

- полезныйRussian

- užitočnýSlovak

- koristenSlovenian

- koristanSerbian

- användbar, nyttigSwedish

- ที่มีประโยชน์Thai

- yararlı, faydalıTurkish

- 有用的Chinese (Trad.)

- корисний, придатнийUkrainian

- مفيدUrdu

- hữu dụngVietnamese

- 有用的Chinese (Simp.)

Get even more translations for useful »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"useful." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 18 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/useful>.

