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available

adj.
A2 Elementary Oxford US //əˈveɪɫəbəɫ// UK //ɐvˈeɪləbəl// avail·able Academic Archaic General-service

adj. ready to be used or easy to get. If a person is available, they are free to talk or help you because they are not busy.

adj. present and ready for use; at hand and obtainable. When referring to people, it indicates being free from other obligations or commitments.


SIMPLE

Is this seat available?

CONTEXTUAL

The manager is not available right now because she is in a meeting with a client.

COMPLEX

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Origin

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

Usage

Typically used as a predicative adjective after a linking verb or as an attributive adjective before a noun.

Pitfall

the available rooms to usthe rooms available to usWhen 'available' is modified by a prepositional phrase, it often follows the noun it describes rather than preceding it.

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