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available
adjective avail·able \ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl\
: easy or possible to get or use
: present or ready for use
: present and able or willing to talk to someone
Full Definition of AVAILABLE
1
archaic : having a beneficial effect
2
: valid —used of a legal plea or charge
3
: present or ready for immediate use <available resources>
4
: accessible, obtainable <articles available in any drugstore>
5
: qualified or willing to do something or to assume a responsibility <available candidates>
6
: present in such chemical or physical form as to be usable (as by a plant) <available nitrogen> <available water>
— avail·able·ness noun
— avail·ably \-blē\ adverb
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First Known Use of AVAILABLE
15th century
Related to AVAILABLE
- Synonyms
- accessible, acquirable, attainable, obtainable, procurable, at the ready, on hand, on file, on tap
- Antonyms
- inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable
Rhymes with AVAILABLE
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