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a·vail·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-vey-luh-buh l]
    • /əˈveɪ lə bəl/
    • /əˈveɪləbl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-vey-luh-buh l]
    • /əˈveɪ lə bəl/

Definitions of available word

  • adjective available If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it. 3
  • adjective available Someone who is available is not busy and is therefore free to talk to you or to do a particular task. 3
  • adjective available obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand 3
  • adjective available suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive character 3
  • adjective available that one can avail oneself of; that can be used; usable 3
  • adjective available that can be gotten, had, or reached; handy; accessible 3
See all 23 definitions of available

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Origin of available

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at avail, -able

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Available

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Available

available popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

available usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for available

adj available

  • accessible — If a place or building is accessible to people, it is easy for them to reach it or get into it. If an object is accessible, it is easy to reach.
  • usable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
  • convenient — If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
  • vacant — having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
  • possible — that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.

adverb available

  • on the spot — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
  • hereabouts — about this place; in this neighborhood.
  • on board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
  • on-the-spot — done or occurring at the time or place in question: an on-the-spot recording.

adjective available

  • offered — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.

noun available

  • singles — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
  • stag — an adult male deer.
  • bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
All 42 Synonyms of available

Antonyms for available

adj available

  • useless — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
  • inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
  • inconvenient — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
  • unlikely — not likely to be or occur; improbable; marked by doubt.
  • unavailable — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
All 11 Antonyms of available

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    not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.

  • stand

    (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.

  • supply

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