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# useful

«useful» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Something useful helps you do something or is good for a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (useful, more useful, most useful)

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) A useful person helps a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#m2)

### sense 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

- Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x1)
- A ruler is useful for drawing straight lines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x2)
- Thanks, that was really useful advice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x3)
- Worms are useful because they make soil healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x4)
- It's useful to know your phone number by heart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x5)
- A torch is useful when the lights go out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x6)
- She made herself useful by setting the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x7)
- Which tool would be most useful here? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x8)
- Could anything be more exciting or more useful? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/#x9)

### 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 the corpora

- [Some retired people miss the routine, their workmates and the feeling of being useful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/17/)
- [Using a bot to find spelling mistakes is useful if you learn from the corrections.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/9-the-essay-the-teacher-spotted/13/)
- [For simple jobs with live data, such as timers and weather, voice assistants are usually useful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/17-voice-assistants-recommendations/6/)
- [Small does not mean worse at everything; a small model can be useful in a careful way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/28-who-you-are-honest-ai/13/)
- [Useful feedback is kind, specific and helpful: it names something that works and one clear thing to improve.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/38-praise-and-criticism-giving-and-taking-feedback/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «useful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/useful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.