Dictionary

available en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [əˈveɪ.lə.bɫ̩] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ə.ʋej.lə.bɘl/ (India, South)
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• /əʋ.leː.bɘl/ (India, North)
• /ə.ʋɛː.lə.bɘl/ (India, North)
• /ə.ʋeː.lə.bɘl/ (India, North)

Etymology

From Middle English available, avayllable, avayleable, equivalent of avail + -able.

Meanings

1. Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
   • 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:
   • We have an available candidate.
2. Readily obtainable.
   • The list shows the available products in the store.
3. Valid.
   • This is an available plea.
4. (archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
   • 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:
   • 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:
5. Free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship, or the like.
   • I asked her if she was available, but she said she had a boyfriend.
   • I have a question for you when you're available.
   • Hi, this is Mark Smith calling. Is your mother available?
   • 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:

Forms

Antonyms

unavailable (antonym(s) of “such as can be availed of”) · taken (antonym(s) of “free to enter a relationship”)

Deriveds

available ton mile (Expressions) · re-available · inavailable · source-available (Expressions) · availably · availableness · interavailable · bioavailable · available seat-mile (Expressions) · bio-available · nonavailable · unavailable · availability · available light (Expressions) · reavailable · phytoavailable · available energy (Expressions) · geoavailable

Synonyms

going (readily obtainable) · usable (such as can be availed of) · valid (legally valid) · profitable (such as can be availed of) · advantageous (such as can be availed of) · vacant (such as can be availed of) · gettable (readily obtainable) · disponible (readily obtainable) · on offer (readily obtainable) · disponible (such as can be availed of)

Translations (151)

tr mevcut (capable of being used) · hu elérhető (free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like) · ar مُتَاح (readily obtainable) · fi lainvoimainen (law: valid) · fi saatavissa oleva (readily obtainable) · hu igénybe vehető (capable of being used) · nb tilgjengelig (capable of being used) · ru досту́пный (readily obtainable) · ca disponible (readily obtainable) · cy ar gael (capable of being used) · cs k dispozici (capable of being used) · ka ხელმისაწვდომი (readily obtainable) · de gültig (law: valid) · mr उपलब्ध (capable of being used) · ga le fáil (capable of being used) · eo preta (capable of being used) · fy beskikber (capable of being used) · hu kapható (readily obtainable) · is laus (capable of being used) · ru в распоряже́нии (readily obtainable) · tl lagap (capable of being used) · ka თავისუფალი (free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like) · uz mavjud (capable of being used) · fa مهیا (capable of being used) · gl dispoñible (capable of being used) · eo valida (law: valid) · eo akirebla (readily obtainable) · fr disponible (capable of being used) · it disponibile (capable of being used) · da tilgængelig (readily obtainable) · fi saatavilla oleva (readily obtainable) · mr उपलब्ध (readily obtainable) · uk наявний (capable of being used) · gl dispoñible (readily obtainable) · de verfügbar (capable of being used) · lt pasiekiamas (capable of being used) · ca disponible (capable of being used) · it disponibile (readily obtainable) · hu érvényes (law: valid) · hy առկա (capable of being used) · fy beskikber (readily obtainable) · pt disponível (capable of being used) · tl lagap (readily obtainable) · bg годен (capable of being used) · cs platný (law: valid) · el διαθέσιμος (capable of being used) · pt válido (law: valid) · ml ലഭ്യം (capable of being used) · ru приго́дный (capable of being used) · he פָּנוּי (capable of being used) · hi उपलब्ध (capable of being used) · de verfügbar (readily obtainable) · az mövcud (capable of being used) · hu szabad (free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like) · ru в распоряже́нии (capable of being used) · ka ხელთარსებული (readily obtainable) · hu beszerezhető (readily obtainable) · ml ലഭ്യം (readily obtainable) · cs dostupný (readily obtainable) · pl wolny (capable of being used) · bg валиден (law: valid) · eo havebla (readily obtainable) · fi käytettävissä oleva (capable of being used) · fi kelvata (having sufficient power or efficacy) · uk досту́пний (readily obtainable) · de erhältlich (readily obtainable) · nn tilgjengeleg (readily obtainable) · nn tilgjengeleg (capable of being used) · eo disponebla (capable of being used) · ka ხელმისაწვდომი (capable of being used) · hu felhasználható (capable of being used) · de tauglich (capable of being used) · fi tulla kysymykseen (having sufficient power or efficacy) · fa در دسترس (readily obtainable) · hu rendelkezésre áll (ó) (capable of being used) · ga le fáil (readily obtainable) · be дасту́пны (capable of being used) · eo uzebla (capable of being used) · cop `ⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ (capable of being used) · ru нали́чный (capable of being used) · zdj tayari (readily obtainable) · fy foarhannen (readily obtainable) · ru нали́чный (readily obtainable) · ro procurabil (readily obtainable) · az uyğun (capable of being used) · ru го́дный (capable of being used) · uk досту́пний (capable of being used) · bg наличен (readily obtainable) · hy հասանելի (readily obtainable) · nl vrij (free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like) · tr var (capable of being used) · he זָמִין (capable of being used) · de abkömmlich (capable of being used) · fi kelvollinen (having sufficient power or efficacy) · ro disponibil (capable of being used) · el διαθέσιμος (readily obtainable) · de disponibel (readily obtainable) · be ная́ўны (readily obtainable) · fr disponible (readily obtainable) · ru досту́пный (capable of being used) · ga ar fáil (readily obtainable) · ru в нали́чии (readily obtainable) · fi saatavilla oleva (capable of being used) · la parābilis (capable of being used) · tr kullanıma hazır (capable of being used) · ar مُتَاح (capable of being used) · nl voorhanden (readily obtainable) · hu rendelkezésre áll (ó) (free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like) · ga ar fáil (capable of being used) · kk қолжетімді (readily obtainable) · be дасту́пны (readily obtainable) · sv tillgänglig (capable of being used) · fi käsillä oleva (capable of being used) · bg полезен (capable of being used) · hu ráér (free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like) · hu elérhető (readily obtainable) · pt válido (having sufficient power or efficacy) · lt prieinamas (capable of being used) · cy ar gael (readily obtainable) · be ная́ўны (capable of being used) · hu hozzáférhető (capable of being used) · nl beschikbaar (readily obtainable) · nb tilgjengelig (readily obtainable) · ru подходя́щий (capable of being used) · ru действи́тельный (law: valid) · ru в нали́чии (capable of being used) · es disponible (capable of being used) · he זָמִין (readily obtainable) · hu kielégítő (having sufficient power or efficacy) · sv tillgänglig (readily obtainable) · da tilgængelig (capable of being used) · hu elfogadható (having sufficient power or efficacy) · fi validi (law: valid) · arz متوفّر (capable of being used) · pt livre (free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like) · pt disponível (readily obtainable) · az istifadəyə hazır (capable of being used) · ru правомо́чный (law: valid) · ga infhaighte (capable of being used) · ja 手に入る (readily obtainable) · la promptus (readily obtainable) · hu szóba jöhet (ő) (having sufficient power or efficacy) · pl dostępny (readily obtainable) · lad disponivle (readily obtainable) · bg разполагаем (readily obtainable) · es disponible (readily obtainable) · ga infhaighte (readily obtainable) · nl beschikbaar (capable of being used) · ro disponibil (readily obtainable) · de disponibel (capable of being used) · de auskömmlich (having sufficient power or efficacy)