Available Meaning
/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjSuch as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
adjReadily obtainable.
Sentence Examples
We are sorry, the person you are trying to contact is not available.
There is no sense in standing when there are seats available.
His albums are available on CD and online.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor said she was ____ for an emergency consultation later this evening at the clinic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Is there any information ____ about the upcoming town hall meeting?.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English available, avayllable, avayleable, equivalent of avail + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Affair at the Novelty Theatre”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
"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."
— 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 22:
"The different navigations she had to pass through for this purpose were such that only an independent method of propulsion would be available."
— 1897, Henry Banroft, Proceedings - Institution of Mechanical Engineers, canal Boat Propulsion:
"Van de Velde did not make himself available to journalists. “He wants to rest his mind,” Immers explained."
— 2024 July 28, Matthew Futterman, “Steven van de Velde brings yet another moral hazard to the Olympics”, in nytimes.com:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor said she was ____ for an emergency consultation later this evening at the clinic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Is there any information ____ about the upcoming town hall meeting?.