useful

useful
adj.
VERBS
▪ be, look, prove, seem
▪ become
▪ make yourself
▪

She told Fred to make himself useful.

▪ consider sth, find sth
▪

some leaflets which you might find useful

ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ enormously, especially, exceptionally, highly, immensely, incredibly, more than (informal), particularly, terribly, tremendously
▪

She has made an exceptionally useful contribution to the debate.

▪ genuinely, truly
▪

It needs to give more information to be truly useful.

▪ increasingly
▪ equally
▪

The same information is equally useful when negotiating.

▪ generally, universally
▪

This method has proved the most generally useful.

▪ potentially
▪ practically
▪

The subject is practically useful and will stand you in good stead when looking for a job.

▪ certainly, undoubtedly
▪

an undoubtedly useful skill

▪ economically, politically, socially
▪

to provide rewarding and socially useful employment

PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪

It was useful as a short-term measure.

▪ for
▪

This tool is useful for a variety of purposes.

▪

Internet booking is useful for people who want a short break.

▪ in
▪

She was very useful in dealing with foreign visitors.

▪ to
▪

information which will be useful to new mothers

Useful is used with these nouns: ↑addition, ↑address, ↑advice, ↑aid, ↑ally, ↑analogy, ↑approach, ↑asset, ↑attribute, ↑barometer, ↑bibliography, ↑book, ↑checklist, ↑clue, ↑collection, ↑comment, ↑comparison, ↑concept, ↑contact, ↑contribution, ↑device, ↑discussion, ↑distinction, ↑example, ↑exercise, ↑facility, ↑feature, ↑feedback, ↑forum, ↑framework, ↑function, ↑gadget, ↑gauge, ↑generalization, ↑goal, ↑guidance, ↑guide, ↑guideline, ↑hint, ↑improvement, ↑index, ↑indication, ↑indicator, ↑information, ↑insight, ↑instrument, ↑introduction, ↑knowledge, ↑lesson, ↑lever, ↑link, ↑material, ↑means, ↑measure, ↑metaphor, ↑overview, ↑pointer, ↑purpose, ↑reference, ↑refinement, ↑reminder, ↑resource, ↑role, ↑shorthand, ↑sideline, ↑site, ↑skill, ↑source, ↑starting point, ↑suggestion, ↑summary, ↑supplement, ↑technique, ↑tip, ↑tool, ↑trick, ↑way, ↑weapon, ↑yardstick

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