Definition of available
1 : present or ready for immediate use available resources
2 : accessible, obtainable articles available in any drugstore
3 : qualified or willing to do something or to assume a responsibility available candidates
4 : present in such chemical or physical form as to be usable (as by a plant) available nitrogen available water
5 law : valid —used of a legal plea or charge
6 archaic : having a beneficial effect
availableness
nounExplore M-W
Examples of available in a Sentence
The family kept emergency supplies available.
The dress is also available in larger sizes.
The articles are available at any drugstore.
Fresh fruit is available during the summer.
The drug is readily available in Europe.
The report will soon be made available to the public.
I missed the plane, and the next available flight doesn't leave until tomorrow.
All available resources were used.
She spent every available dollar on her hobby.
Parking is available for people staying at the hotel.
Recent Examples of available from the Web
-
If your windows are horizontal-sliding or crank-out models, casement air-conditioners like the Frigidaire FFRS0822S1 ($460) or the Kenmore 77223 ($550) are widely available options, according to The Sweethome.
-
The evening briefing will soon be available in your inbox every day.
-
The Ali Center, near River Road and Sixth Street, will be open on June 3, and visitors are encouraged to sign a guest book available for those who want to share messages and memories of Ali.
-
Others have asked for access to the programming interfaces for the data to do their own analysis — Ballmer intends to make those available publicly.
-
The victims were taken to area hospitals, but the locations were not immediately available, said fire spokesman Jeff Lyle.
-
He wasn't supposed to be available after back-to-back outings, and the RailCats started considering position players to pitch if the game continued much longer.
-
In fact, after testing a number of different trackers available to consumers, the researchers recorded error rates from 27 percent to 93 percent, meaning the best possible calorie tracker was still off by an average of 27 percent.
-
This way, specialized cameras will be available to everyone, not just those that can afford the high price points.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'available'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of available
see 1avail
First Known Use: 15th century
AVAILABLE Defined for English Language Learners
available
playDefinition of available for English Language Learners
-
: easy or possible to get or use
-
: present or ready for use
-
: present and able or willing to talk to someone
AVAILABLE Defined for Kids
available
playDefinition of available for Students
1 : suitable, usable She used every available excuse to get out of work.
2 : possible to get : obtainable available supplies
availability
\ə-ˌvā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ nounLearn More about available
-
See words that rhyme with available Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for available Spanish Central: Translation of available Nglish: Translation of available for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of available for Arabic speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up available? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!