unavailable

CEFRB1

/ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not possible to get, use, or contact.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A communist who operated underground and was therefore not available for a political leadership position.

Examples

  • We regret this service is temporarily unavailable.

  • We're sorry. The number you have dialed is currently unavailable.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not available.

  2. Unavailing; ineffective.

More examples

In context

  • A cold, reserved man, he was seen as emotionally unavailable.

  • This product is unavailable at the moment, but we hope to order more by next week.

  • Tatoeba was temporarily unavailable.

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Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From un- + available.