Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If something is ~, you can use it to do something or to help you in some way.
The slow cooker is very ~ for people who go out all day...
Hypnotherapy can be ~ in helping you give up smoking...
The police gained a great deal of ~ information about the organization.
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ADJ
~ly
...the problems to which computers could be ~ly applied...
We need to find ways of dealing creatively and ~ly with our feelings.
ADV: ADV with v
~ness
His interest lay in the ~ness of his work, rather than in any personal credit.
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2.
If an object or skill comes in ~, it can help you achieve something in a particular situation.
The accommodation is some distance from the clubhouse, so a hire car comes in ~.
PHRASE: V inflects