available
gb/əvˈeɪləbəl/ us/əvˈeɪləbəl/
A2
Inglês
~ 400
elérhető, kapható, rendelkezésre áll, ráér, szabad, szingli, egyedülálló
A2
1
Padrão de uso:
[something] is available
The report is available online for free.
A jelentés ingyenesen elérhető az interneten.
Tickets are available at the box office.
A jegyek a pénztárnál kaphatók.
Fresh fruit is available year-round in this store.
The service is available in most countries.
A wide range of colors is available.
Exemplos para estudantes
The book is available in the library.
A könyv elérhető a könyvtárban.
Water is available in the kitchen.
A konyhában van víz.
This shirt is available in blue.
Help is available any time.
The game is available on my phone.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'available' with 'free' meaning 'at no cost', but 'available' only means something can be obtained or used, not necessarily without payment.
Significado
Able to be used or obtained
Colocações
available resources
|available information
|available options
|available space
|available data
Sinônimos
accessible (Focuses on being reachable or easy to get to.)
Antônimos
unavailable (Means not able to be used, obtained, or accessed.)
Temas
daily life
|business
|services
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Something you can use, get, or have now.
Able to be used, obtained, or accessed.
A2
2
Padrão de uso:
[someone] is available [time]
I'm available after 3 p.m. tomorrow.
Holnap délután 3 után ráérek.
Is the manager available to speak now?
Most ráér a vezető egy beszélgetésre?
She said she was available for an interview next week.
We have several doctors available at all times.
Are you available this weekend?
Exemplos para estudantes
I am available at 5 o'clock.
Ötkor ráérek.
Is he available now?
Most ráér?
She is available for lunch today.
The driver is available in the morning.
We are available to help you.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'available' with 'present'. 'Available' means ready and able to meet or help, not just physically there.
Significado
Free and not busy
Colocações
available for meetings
|available to talk
|available staff
|available for hire
Sinônimos
free (Very common informal equivalent for not busy.)
Antônimos
busy (Means currently occupied and not able to do something else.)
Temas
daily life
|work
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Not busy and able to do something or talk to someone.
Not currently busy, occupied, or in use, and therefore able to do something or meet someone.
B1
3
Padrão de uso:
[someone] is available
He's newly single and definitely available.
Nemrég lett szingli, és határozottan nyitott az ismerkedésre.
Are you available, or are you seeing someone?
Szingli vagy, vagy találkozgatsz valakivel?
Many people use dating apps to find available partners.
She made it clear she was not available for dating.
They met through a service for available singles.
Exemplos para estudantes
He is available now because he broke up with his girlfriend.
Most már szingli, mert szakított a barátnőjével.
Are you available?
Szingli vagy?
She is not available; she has a boyfriend.
I am single and available.
They are looking for an available partner.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this with 'free' meaning 'not busy'. In dating context, 'available' refers to relationship status, not schedule.
Significado
Single and open to dating
Colocações
available singles
|available partner
Sinônimos
single (Emphasizes not being in a relationship; may not imply openness to dating.)
Antônimos
taken (Informal term meaning already in a relationship.)
Temas
relationships
|daily_life
Definição
Not having a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, and open to dating.
Not currently in a romantic relationship and open to dating or starting one.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
available
AFI
GB/əvˈeɪləbəl/
US/əvˈeɪləbəl/
Sílabas e tonicidade
avail - able (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (able)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: available
Família de palavras
Core family
availability
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unavailable
adjective B1
unavailability
noun
Advanced or less common
avail
verb C1
Expressões
become available
1/bɪkˈʌm əvˈeɪləbəl/
fixed phrase
Start being obtainable or usable
To start being possible for people to use or get.
Exemplos
- New jobs will become available soon.
- The tickets became available at noon.
make (something) available
1/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ əvˈeɪləbəl/
fixed phrase
Provide something for use or access
To give people the chance to use or get something.
Exemplos
- The company made the report available online.
- We will make the new app available next month.
make oneself available
1/mˈeɪk wˌʌnsˈɛlf əvˈeɪləbəl/
fixed phrase
Offer your time for help or meeting
To tell people you are free to help or meet them.
Exemplos
- He made himself available for questions after the talk.
- I always make myself available to my team.
readily available
1/ɹˈɛdəli əvˈeɪləbəl/
fixed phrase
Easy to obtain or access
Easy to find or get without a problem.
Exemplos
- Information on the topic is readily available online.
- Fresh water is not readily available in the desert.
- The information is readily available on the company’s website.