available

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/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/

adj 5

Collocations

(adj.) that you can get, buy, use, etc.

VERBS

be | become

make sth

We made our spare room available for guests during the holiday season.

ADV

easily, freely, readily | widely

PREP

for

Several parking spaces are available for customers during the morning hours.

from

You can get free tickets available from the museum's official website.

The new software will be available to all employees starting next month.

PHRASES

available for hire/sale

(adj.) free to be seen, talked to, etc.

VERBS

become

We can start the project once the new equipment becomes available next month.

PHRASES

not available for comment

The hospital spokesperson said the patient's family was not available for comment at this time.

Definitions

adj

Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.

We have an available candidate.

For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.

Readily obtainable.

The list shows the available products in the store.

Valid.

This is an available plea.

Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.

One thing however, I finally settled upon—and that was, if I ever did meet him that I would shoot him precisely as I would shoot a mad dog. In order to make this plan available, I had […] armed myself with a revolver.

The different navigations she had to pass through for this purpose were such that only an independent method of propulsion would be available.

Free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship, or the like.

I have a question for you when you're available.

Hi, this is Mark Smith calling. Is your mother available?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — convenient for use or disposal

usable
useable

adjective — not busy

uncommitted

Antonyms

unavailable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We have an available candidate.

Wiktionary

The list shows the available products in the store.

Wiktionary

We are sorry, the person you are trying to contact is not available.

Tatoeba · #2388

Are seats available?

Tatoeba · #18175

There is no sense in standing when there are seats available.

Tatoeba · #18176

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, available is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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