Definition: 1. Being of use or service. 2. Of great importance or use or service. 3. Capable of being turned to use or account. 4. Having a useful function.
Use 'useful' in a sentence:
1. The drug will be useful to hundreds of thousands of infected people.
2. The pressure cooker is very useful for people who go out all day.
3. Stop fussing around and find something useful to do!
4. It was certainly useful to have her there to chauffeur him around.
5. In business a poker face can be very useful.
6. From this chastening experience he learned some useful lessons.
7. The figures are a useful guideline when buying a house.
8. Hypnotherapy can be useful in helping you give up smoking.
9. These plants are particularly useful for brightening up shady areas.
10. This meeting has been, without doubt, one of the most useful we have had so far.
11. Overall, this is a very useful book.
12. Painkillers are very useful in small amounts to bring your temperature down.
13. This course is useful for students who are in transition from one training programme to another.
14. ‘ That will be useful, ’ she snapped with heavy sarcasm.
15. The tourist office operates a useful room-finding service.
16. Can you persuade the man on the Clapham omnibus that it is useful?
17. He's a very useful player.
18. The document provided a springboard for a lot of useful discussion.
19. It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first.
20. Her specialist input to the discussions has been very useful.
