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available
[ uh-vey-luh-buhl ]
adjective
- suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand:
I used whatever tools were available.
Synonyms: handy, usable, accessible
- readily obtainable; accessible:
available resources.
- (of a person) free or willing to do something; not occupied:
I’m sorry, Mrs. Clarke is not available to speak with you right now.
- not involved in a romantic or sexual relationship; single:
Why would you tell Rachel that I’m available when you know how serious I am about Tina?
- Archaic.
- efficacious, advantageous, or profitable.
- legally valid.
available
/ əˈveɪləbəl /
adjective
- obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand
- derogatory.politics suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive character
Smith was a particularly available candidate
Derived Forms
- aˌvailaˈbility, noun
- aˈvailably, adverb
Other Words From
- a·vail·a·bil·i·ty [uh, -vey-l, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], a·vail·a·ble·ness noun
- a·vail·a·bly adverb
- in·ter·a·vail·a·ble adjective
- un·a·vail·a·ble adjective
- un·a·vail·a·ble·ness noun
- un·a·vail·a·bly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of available1
Example Sentences
Different transcription initiation sites can become available as a gene is tightened or loosened, and different proteins may be created.
Fourteen games into the year, these kinds of nights are starting to stack up for Knecht, who somehow was available to the Lakers at the No. 17 draft pick.
He can still play Europa League matches but will not be available in the Premier League until 26 December.
After careful evaluation of the extensive data, the results are now available: they provide detailed information on changes in the morphology and structure of the material, but also on chemical processes during discharge.
By May, much more data will be available about what has happened with wages and prices since October’s Budget changes.
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