Definition of 'available'
1. adjective
Since 1978, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%.
There are three small boats available for hire.
According to the best available information, the facts are these.
2. adjective
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adjective
1.
2. US politics derogatory
Smith was a particularly available candidate
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Derived forms
availability (aˌvailaˈbility) or availableness (aˈvailableness) noun
availably (aˈvailably)
adverb
adjective
3. Obsolete
that can avail
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Derived forms
availably (aˈvailably) adverb
Example sentences containing 'available'
Times, Sunday Times (2007) The Sun (2010)
This was pretty much all the information available at the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006) Times, Sunday Times (2007) The Sun (2007) Times, Sunday Times (2010)These airlines were not available for comment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)This information was available to the government.
Times, Sunday Times (2014) Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life (1987) The Sun (2014) Times, Sunday Times (2006) Times, Sunday Times (2013)But not all that money is available to invest in transfers.
The Sun (2012)The firm was not available to comment.
The Sun (2014) The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs (1988)There is also a mismatch between the amount that needs to be done and the amount of money available.
Times, Sunday Times (2014) The Sun (2014) Times, Sunday Times (2007)It is available at 20% off.
Times, Sunday Times (2009) The Sun (2016) Times, Sunday Times (2012) Times, Sunday Times (2015) Times, Sunday Times (2010)Both are available for 5% and 10% deposits.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)Trends of 'available'
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Translations for 'available'
British English: available /əˈveɪləbl/
ADJECTIVE
If something is available, you can use it or obtain it.Breakfast is available from 6 a.m.
If something is available, you can use it or obtain it.Breakfast is available from 6 a.m.
- Arabic: مُتَوَفِّر
- Brazilian Portuguese: disponível
- Chinese: 可用的
- Croatian: dostupan
- Czech: dostupný
- Danish: ledig
- Dutch: beschikbaar
- European Spanish: disponible
- Finnish: saatavana oleva
- French: disponible
- German: verfügbar
- Greek: διαθέσιμος διαθέσιμη
- Italian: disponibile
- Japanese: 利用できる
- Korean: 사용할 수 있는
- Norwegian: tilgjengelig
- Polish: dostępny dostępna
- Portuguese: disponível
- Romanian: disponibil disponibilă, disponibili, disponibile
- Russian: доступный
- Spanish: disponible
- Swedish: tillgänglig tillgängligt
- Thai: มีอยู่
- Turkish: uygun
- Ukrainian: доступний
- Vietnamese: sẵn có
Source
Definition of available from the
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