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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishavailable,avayllable,avayleable, equivalent ofavail +‎-able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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available (comparativemoreavailable,superlativemostavailable)

  1. Such as one mayavail oneself of;capable of being used for theaccomplishment of apurpose.
    We have anavailable candidate.
  2. Readilyobtainable.
    The list shows theavailable products in the store.
  3. (law)Valid.
    This is anavailable plea.
  4. (archaic) Havingsufficientpower,force, orefficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
    • 1861, E. J. Guerin,Mountain Charley, page22:
      One thing however, I finally settled upon—and that was, if I everdid meet him that I would shoot him precisely as I would shoot a mad dog. In order to make this planavailable, I had[…] armed myself with a revolver.
    • 1897, Henry Banroft,Proceedings - Institution of Mechanical Engineers, canal Boat Propulsion:
      The different navigations she had to pass through for this purpose were such that only an independent method of propulsion would beavailable.
  5. Free tomeet someone,speak on thetelephone, enter aromanticrelationship, or the like.
    I have a question for you when you'reavailable.
    Hi, this is Mark Smith calling. Is your motheravailable?
    I asked her if she wasavailable, but she said she had a boyfriend.
    • 2024 July 28, Matthew Futterman, “Steven van de Velde brings yet another moral hazard to the Olympics”, innytimes.com‎[1]:
      Van de Velde did not make himselfavailable to journalists. “He wants to rest his mind,” Immers explained.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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

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Translations

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capable of being used
readily obtainable
law: valid—see alsovalid
having sufficient power or efficacy
free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like
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