available

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈveɪləbəl/ UK /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #2185

Meanings

1

adj
Able to be obtained, used, or bought.

The list shows the available products in the store.
2

adj
Free to meet, talk, or do something.

I have a question for you when you're available.
3

adj
Ready to be used at a particular time.

The house is available to rent after July 1.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · able to be obtained, used,... gettableon offer

2 adj · free to meet, talk, or do... uncommitted

3 adj · ready to be used at a... usable

Opposites

taken unavailable

Word family

Derived forms availability availablenessavailablybio-availablebioavailablegeoavailableinavailableinteravailablenonavailablephytoavailablere-availablereavailable

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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commercially available
offered for purchase through ordinary business channels

Adverb + adjective

Proverbs (1)

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Work expands to fill the time available

Etymology

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

available Middle English

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# available

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈveɪləbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/
**Frequency rank:** 2185

## Meanings
1. Able to be obtained, used, or bought.
2. Free to meet, talk, or do something.
3. Ready to be used at a particular time.

## Examples
- The list shows the available products in the store.
- I have a question for you when you're available.
- The house is available to rent after July 1.

## Antonyms
- taken
- unavailable

## Derived Forms
- availability
- availableness
- availably
- bio-available
- bioavailable
- geoavailable
- inavailable
- interavailable
- nonavailable
- phytoavailable
- re-available
- reavailable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: available

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

## AI Etymology
Available is from Middle English available, avayllable, avayleable, equivalent of avail plus -able. The suffix -able or -ible gives the formation a passive or potential value, marking something capable of being, suitable for being, or worthy of the action named by equivalent of avail. In use as an adjective, available denotes able to be obtained, used, or bought, free to meet, talk, or do something, and ready to be used at a particular time. The same word family continues in derived forms such as availability, availableness, availably, and bio-available.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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