available

/əˈveɪləbəl/

/əˈveɪləbəl/

Other forms: availably

"Is this seat available?" "Are you available, or are you married?" As you can tell from these two examples, available means "not busy or not taken."

Available can be used to describe anything that's ready to be used like a restaurant table or a theater seat. It can also be used to describe a person who is not involved in a romantic relationship: "Available singles use online dating websites." When you use a resource, like the school library, you can say that you "avail yourself to the research opportunities made available to students." No matter how you slice it, available means free for the taking.

Definitions of available

1. adjective

   obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
   “kept a fire extinguisher available”

   “much information is available through computers”

   “available in many colors”

   “the list of available candidates is unusually long”

   synonyms:

   accessible

   easily obtained

   acquirable

   capable of being acquired

   addressable

   capable of being addressed

   easy

   less in demand and therefore readily obtainable

   forthcoming

   available when required or as promised

   getable, gettable, obtainable, procurable

   capable of being obtained

   in stock

   available for use or sale

   lendable

   available for lending

   visible

   present and easily available

   on hand

   readily available

   on tap

   available for immediate use

   on tap

   (of liquids) available by turning a tap

   open

   not having been filled

   for sale, purchasable

   available for purchase

   ready

   (of especially money) immediately available

   antonyms:

   unavailable

   not available or accessible or at hand

   inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable, untouchable

   not capable of being obtained

   out of stock

   not available for sale or use
2. adjective

   convenient for use or disposal
   “the house is available after July 1”

   synonyms: usable, useable

   disposable

   free or available for use or disposition
3. adjective

   not busy; not otherwise committed
   “he was not available for comment”

   “he was available and willing to accompany her”

   synonyms: uncommitted

   free

   able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint