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available

[ uh-vey-luh-buhl ]
/ əˈveɪ lə bəl /
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adjective

suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
readily obtainable; accessible: available resources.
having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.
Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous.

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Nearby words

  1. ava,
  2. avadavat,
  3. avail,
  4. avail oneself of,
  5. availability,
  6. available light,
  7. availing,
  8. availment,
  9. avalanche,
  10. avalanche lily

Origin of available

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at avail, -able
SYNONYMS FOR available
1 accessible, usable, handy.
ANTONYMS FOR available
1 unavailable.
Related forms
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Examples from the Web for availably

  • I presume an unimportant picture, as his power was not then availably developed.

    Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)|John Ruskin

  • Allen himself was convinced, by having really tried, that he was not as availably clever as others of his family.

    Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for availably

available

/ (əˈveɪləbəl) /

adjective

obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand
US politics derogatory suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive characterSmith was a particularly available candidate
Derived Formsavailability or availableness, nounavailably, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for availably

available

adj.

mid-15c., "beneficial," also "valid, effective, capable of producing the desired effect," from avail + -able. Meaning "at one's disposal, capable of being made use of" is recorded from 1827.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper