/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/
Translation
Ready to be used, bought, or had by anybody who wants it.
Word origin
From avail, meaning to be of use, which comes from Latin valere, to be strong or worth something.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- valere
- English cognates
- value, valid
Examples
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"Available" means you can still buy them.
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Here "available" means free to see people.
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"Available in" tells you what choices there are.
Used in
Grammar articles
(7)Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Conditional sentences in English: the four types explained
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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