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available

adj · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [əˈveɪ.lə.bɫ̩]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • India, North: /əʋ.leː.bɘl/
  • India, North: /ə.ʋeː.lə.bɘl/
  • India, North: /ə.ʋɛː.lə.bɘl/
  • India, South: /ə.ʋej.lə.bɘl/
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 V EY1 L AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We have an available candidate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Readily obtainable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The list shows the available products in the store.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Valid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • This is an available plea.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship, or the like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I have a question for you when you're available.
  • Hi, this is Mark Smith calling. Is your mother available?
  • I asked her if she was available, but she said she had a boyfriend.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • kept a fire extinguisher available
  • much information is available through computers
  • available in many colors
  • the list of available candidates is unusually long

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unavailable

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

convenient for use or disposal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the house is available after July 1
  • 2000 square feet of usable office space

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: usable, useable

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

not busy; not otherwise committed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was not available for comment
  • he was available and willing to accompany her

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uncommitted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

151 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَاح (mutāḥ) — capable of being used
  • Arabic: متوفّر (metwɑffɑr) — capable of being used
  • Armenian: առկա (aṙka) — capable of being used
  • Azerbaijani: uyğun — capable of being used
  • Azerbaijani: istifadəyə hazır — capable of being used
  • Azerbaijani: mövcud — capable of being used
  • Belarusian: дасту́пны (dastúpny) — capable of being used
  • Belarusian: ная́ўны (najáwny) — capable of being used
  • Bulgarian: годен (goden) — capable of being used
  • Bulgarian: полезен (polezen) — capable of being used
  • Catalan: disponible — capable of being used
  • Coptic: `ⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ — capable of being used
  • Czech: k dispozici — capable of being used
  • Danish: tilgængelig — capable of being used
  • Dutch: beschikbaar — capable of being used
  • Esperanto: preta — capable of being used
  • Esperanto: uzebla — capable of being used
  • Esperanto: disponebla — capable of being used
  • Finnish: käytettävissä oleva — capable of being used
  • Finnish: saatavilla oleva — capable of being used
  • Finnish: käsillä oleva — capable of being used
  • French: disponible — capable of being used
  • West-Frisian: beskikber — capable of being used
  • Galician: dispoñible — capable of being used
  • Georgian: ხელმისაწვდომი (xelmisac̣vdomi) — capable of being used
  • German: verfügbar — capable of being used
  • German: disponibel — capable of being used
  • German: abkömmlich — capable of being used
  • German: tauglich — capable of being used
  • Greek: διαθέσιμος (diathésimos) — capable of being used
  • Hebrew: זָמִין (zamín) — capable of being used
  • Hebrew: פָּנוּי (panúy) — capable of being used
  • Hindi: उपलब्ध (uplabdh) — capable of being used
  • Hungarian: rendelkezésre áll (ó) — capable of being used
  • Hungarian: hozzáférhető — capable of being used
  • Hungarian: igénybe vehető — capable of being used
  • Hungarian: felhasználható — capable of being used
  • Icelandic: laus — capable of being used
  • Irish: ar fáil — capable of being used
  • Irish: infhaighte — capable of being used
  • Irish: le fáil — capable of being used
  • Italian: disponibile — capable of being used
  • Latin: parābilis — capable of being used
  • Lithuanian: pasiekiamas — capable of being used
  • Lithuanian: prieinamas — capable of being used
  • Malayalam: ലഭ്യം (labhyaṁ) — capable of being used
  • Marathi: उपलब्ध (uplabdha) — capable of being used
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilgjengelig — capable of being used
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tilgjengeleg — capable of being used
  • Persian: مهیا (mohayyā) — capable of being used
  • Polish: wolny — capable of being used
  • Portuguese: disponível — capable of being used
  • Romanian: disponibil — capable of being used
  • Russian: досту́пный (dostúpnyj) — capable of being used
  • Russian: нали́чный (nalíčnyj) — capable of being used
  • Russian: в распоряже́нии — capable of being used
  • Russian: в нали́чии — capable of being used
  • Russian: подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) — capable of being used
  • Russian: го́дный (gódnyj) — capable of being used
  • Russian: приго́дный (prigódnyj) — capable of being used
  • Spanish: disponible — capable of being used
  • Swedish: tillgänglig — capable of being used
  • Tagalog: lagap — capable of being used
  • Turkish: var — capable of being used
  • Turkish: mevcut — capable of being used
  • Turkish: kullanıma hazır — capable of being used
  • Ukrainian: досту́пний (dostúpnyj) — capable of being used
  • Ukrainian: наявний (najavnyj) — capable of being used
  • Uzbek: mavjud — capable of being used
  • Welsh: ar gael — capable of being used
  • Arabic: مُتَاح (mutāḥ) — readily obtainable
  • Armenian: հասանելի (hasaneli) — readily obtainable
  • Belarusian: дасту́пны (dastúpny) — readily obtainable
  • Belarusian: ная́ўны (najáwny) — readily obtainable
  • Bulgarian: наличен (naličen) — readily obtainable
  • Bulgarian: разполагаем (razpolagaem) — readily obtainable
  • Catalan: disponible — readily obtainable
  • Ngazidja Comorian: tayari — readily obtainable
  • Czech: dostupný — readily obtainable
  • Danish: tilgængelig — readily obtainable
  • Dutch: beschikbaar — readily obtainable
  • Dutch: voorhanden — readily obtainable
  • Esperanto: havebla — readily obtainable
  • Esperanto: akirebla — readily obtainable
  • Finnish: saatavilla oleva — readily obtainable
  • Finnish: saatavissa oleva — readily obtainable
  • French: disponible — readily obtainable
  • West-Frisian: beskikber — readily obtainable
  • West-Frisian: foarhannen — readily obtainable
  • Galician: dispoñible — readily obtainable
  • Georgian: ხელმისაწვდომი (xelmisac̣vdomi) — readily obtainable
  • Georgian: ხელთარსებული (xeltarsebuli) — readily obtainable
  • German: verfügbar — readily obtainable
  • German: disponibel — readily obtainable
  • German: erhältlich — readily obtainable
  • Greek: διαθέσιμος (diathésimos) — readily obtainable
  • Hebrew: זָמִין (zamín) — readily obtainable
  • Hungarian: kapható — readily obtainable
  • Hungarian: beszerezhető — readily obtainable
  • Hungarian: elérhető — readily obtainable
  • Irish: infhaighte — readily obtainable
  • Irish: ar fáil — readily obtainable
  • Irish: le fáil — readily obtainable
  • Italian: disponibile — readily obtainable
  • Japanese: 手に入る (te ni hairu) — readily obtainable
  • Kazakh: қолжетімді (qoljetımdı) — readily obtainable
  • Ladino: disponivle — readily obtainable
  • Latin: promptus — readily obtainable
  • Malayalam: ലഭ്യം (labhyaṁ) — readily obtainable
  • Marathi: उपलब्ध (uplabdha) — readily obtainable
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilgjengelig — readily obtainable
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tilgjengeleg — readily obtainable
  • Persian: در دسترس (dar dastres) — readily obtainable
  • Polish: dostępny — readily obtainable
  • Portuguese: disponível — readily obtainable
  • Romanian: disponibil — readily obtainable
  • Romanian: procurabil — readily obtainable
  • Russian: досту́пный (dostúpnyj) — readily obtainable
  • Russian: нали́чный (nalíčnyj) — readily obtainable
  • Russian: в распоряже́нии — readily obtainable
  • Russian: в нали́чии — readily obtainable
  • Spanish: disponible — readily obtainable
  • Swedish: tillgänglig — readily obtainable
  • Tagalog: lagap — readily obtainable
  • Ukrainian: досту́пний (dostúpnyj) — readily obtainable
  • Welsh: ar gael — readily obtainable
  • Bulgarian: валиден (validen) — law: valid
  • Czech: platný — law: valid
  • Esperanto: valida — law: valid
  • Finnish: lainvoimainen — law: valid
  • Finnish: validi — law: valid
  • German: gültig — law: valid
  • Hungarian: érvényes — law: valid
  • Portuguese: válido — law: valid
  • Russian: действи́тельный (dejstvítelʹnyj) — law: valid
  • Russian: правомо́чный (pravomóčnyj) — law: valid
  • Finnish: kelvollinen — having sufficient power or efficacy
  • Finnish: tulla kysymykseen — having sufficient power or efficacy
  • Finnish: kelvata — having sufficient power or efficacy
  • German: auskömmlich — having sufficient power or efficacy
  • Hungarian: szóba jöhet (ő) — having sufficient power or efficacy
  • Hungarian: elfogadható — having sufficient power or efficacy
  • Hungarian: kielégítő — having sufficient power or efficacy
  • Portuguese: válido — having sufficient power or efficacy
  • Dutch: vrij — free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like
  • Georgian: თავისუფალი (tavisupali) — free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like
  • Hungarian: szabad — free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like
  • Hungarian: elérhető — free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like
  • Hungarian: rendelkezésre áll (ó) — free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like
  • Hungarian: ráér — free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like
  • Portuguese: livre — free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like
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