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# useful

adjective (useful, more useful, most useful)

«useful» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Something useful helps you do something or is good for a purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#m1)
2. A useful person helps a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, useful things help with jobs: a torch is useful in a power cut. In school, «useful words» and «useful tips» help with writing; in maths, a number line is a useful tool. In science, some insects like bees and worms are useful to farmers. In safety, it is useful to know your address and an emergency number by heart.

### Examples

- A ruler is useful for drawing straight lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#x1)
- Thanks, that was really useful advice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#x2)
- Worms are useful because they make soil healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#x3)
- It's useful to know your phone number by heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#x4)
- A torch is useful when the lights go out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#x5)
- She made herself useful by setting the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#x6)
- Which tool would be most useful here? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#x7)
- Could anything be more exciting or more useful? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/#x8)

### Note

Spelt with one l at the end: useful (not «usefull»). Opposite: «useless». Comparative «more useful». «Useful» is said of things that help; «used» means old or second-hand. Say «a useful» (sounds like «yoo»), not «an useful».

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life, useful things help with jobs: a torch is useful in a power cut. In school, «useful words» and «useful tips» help with writing; in maths, a number line is a useful tool. In science, some insects like bees and worms are useful to farmers. In safety, it is useful to know your address and an emergency number by heart.

### Examples

- Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x1)

### Note

Spelt with one l at the end: useful (not «usefull»). Opposite: «useless». Comparative «more useful». «Useful» is said of things that help; «used» means old or second-hand. Say «a useful» (sounds like «yoo»), not «an useful».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «useful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«useful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/useful.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «useful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«useful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/useful.html) on Mova free.