available

adjective avail·able \ ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl \

|Updated on: 21 Jul 2018

Examples: available in a Sentence

Definition of available

1 : present or ready for immediate use

available resources

2 a : accessible, obtainable

articles available in any drugstore

b : free and able to do something at a particular time

should be available to meet next Tuesday

c : not involved in a romantic relationship

interested in meeting available men/women

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

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availableness

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availably

play \-blē\ adverb

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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

The following is a sampling of the most recent crime records made available by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

— austen erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Wellington, Royal Palm Beach area crime log: June 15-30," 13 July 2018
The fault lies in the service offerings made available by the adviser’s firm.

— peter dunn, USA TODAY, "Pete the Planner: Has your financial adviser failed you? 3 ways to let them know it," 13 July 2018
Prices for the entire lineup range from $3-7, and will be available for purchase online at Walmart and on Wet n Wild's site from July 17, hitting stores August 1.

— jodie layne, Teen Vogue, "Wet n Wild Is Launching a Zodiac Themed Makeup Collection," 13 July 2018
Prices start at $2,399 for the MBP 15 and the new computers are available for ordering through the online Apple Store and from physical Apple Stores this week.

— brooke crothers, Fox News, "As Apple announces new MacBooks, more changes are expected," 13 July 2018
Coffee, tea, orange, grapefruit and tomato juices are included and cocktails are available for an additional fee.

— samantha nelson, RedEye Chicago, "11 Chicago restaurants offering great brunch buffets," 13 July 2018
The fault lies in the service offerings made available by the adviser’s firm.

— peter dunn, Indianapolis Star, "Pete the Planner: Breaking up with a financial adviser doesn't need to be painful," 11 July 2018
In Pennsylvania, there were 16,725 principal operators 65 years and older in 2012, the most recent year made available by the Farmland Information Center.

— katie park, Philly.com, "Like your organic food? Pennsylvania's young farmers are growing it," 11 July 2018
Now, more than 130,000 of these frames will be made available to the public via an upcoming book, exhibition and digitization initiative that offer new insights into the king of pop art’s personal life and artistic philosophy.

— meilan solly, Smithsonian, "Thousands of Unseen Photos Featuring Andy Warhol and Celebrity Pals to Be Digitized," 11 July 2018

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