What does “available” mean?
- 1
adjectiveable to be used, bought or found
The book is available online.
- 2
adjectivefree to talk or meet
Is the doctor available this afternoon?
Available at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /əˈveɪləbəl/ · uh-VAY-luh-buhl
Common phrases with “available”
- readily available
- widely available
- available to sb
- available for
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- unavailable
Word family
- availability
- unavailable
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