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[ uh-vey-luh-buhl ] / əˈveɪ lə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR available ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesuitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available. readily obtainable; accessible: available resources. 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.
Origin of availableFirst recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; see origin at avail, -able SYNONYMS FOR available1 accessible, usable, handy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR available ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR availableSEE ANTONYMS FOR available ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM availablea·vail·a·bil·i·ty [uh-vey-luh-bil-i-tee], /əˌveɪ ləˈbɪl ɪ ti/, a·vail·a·ble·ness, nouna·vail·a·bly, adverbin·ter·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, nounin·ter·a·vail·a·ble, adjective non·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·a·vail·a·ble, adjectiveun·a·vail·a·ble·ness, nounun·a·vail·a·bly, adverb Words nearby availableauxotrophic, Av, ava, avadavat, avail, available, available light, avail oneself of, avalanche, avalanche lily, avalanche wind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for availableMaxwell was not available for comment but has described all claims against her as “untrue” and “obvious lies.” From Playboy Prince to Dirty Old Man?|Tom Sykes|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST Maxwell was not available for comment describes all claims against her as “untrue” and “obvious lies.” Buckingham Palace Disputes Sex Allegations Against Prince ‘Randy Andy’|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST Local life in these places is not defined by their sports team or by their natural beauty—by things only available locally. Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Take fiscal year 2013, the last year the finalized data is available. Merry Christmas, Defense Contractors!|Veronique de Rugy|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The Center was actually able to get me into the hospital and get me the new medications that were available,” Thom said. The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives|Justin Jones|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the results also indicated a most exaggerated estimate of the available arms-bearing population of the South. The Life of Jefferson Davis|Frank H. Alfriend Typical recipes will be given showing what basic dyes are available and how they can be combined together. The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics|Franklin Beech These ten or fifteen thousand men, available men, would be swept from our path like leaves in the whirlwind. Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various Lamps are the cheapest form of resistance; but in case they are not available, any other form of resistance can be used. Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson Happily he was available for the work, and entered into it heartily. The Life Story of an Old Rebel|John Denvir
British Dictionary definitions for available
adjectiveobtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand US politics derogatory suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive characterSmith was a particularly available candidate Derived forms of availableavailability or availableness, nounavailably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to availableaccessible, usable, convenient, vacant, possible, free, applicable, feasible, handy, achievable, at hand, attainable, obtainable, on tap, prepared, procurable, purchasable, reachable, serviceable, come-at-able |