available
gb/əvˈeɪləbəl/ us/əvˈeɪləbəl/
A2
Англійська
~ 400
Значення
0 значень
adjective
A2
property
1
Able to be used or obtained
Something you can use, get, or have now.
Модель уживання:
[something] is available
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'available' with 'free' meaning 'at no cost', but 'available' only means something can be obtained or used, not necessarily without payment.
Синоніми
accessible (Focuses on being reachable or easy to get to.)
Антоніми
unavailable (Means not able to be used, obtained, or accessed.)
Словосполучення
available resources
|available information
|available options
|available space
|available data
Теми
daily life
|business
|services
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- The report is available online for free.
- Tickets are available at the box office.
- Fresh fruit is available year-round in this store.
- The service is available in most countries.
- A wide range of colors is available.
Навчальні приклади
- The book is available in the library.
- Water is available in the kitchen.
- This shirt is available in blue.
- Help is available any time.
- The game is available on my phone.
adjective
A2
property
2
Free and not busy
Not busy and able to do something or talk to someone.
Модель уживання:
[someone] is available [time]
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'available' with 'present'. 'Available' means ready and able to meet or help, not just physically there.
Синоніми
free (Very common informal equivalent for not busy.)
Антоніми
busy (Means currently occupied and not able to do something else.)
Словосполучення
available for meetings
|available to talk
|available staff
|available for hire
Теми
daily life
|work
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- I'm available after 3 p.m. tomorrow.
- Is the manager available to speak now?
- She said she was available for an interview next week.
- We have several doctors available at all times.
- Are you available this weekend?
Навчальні приклади
- I am available at 5 o'clock.
- Is he available now?
- She is available for lunch today.
- The driver is available in the morning.
- We are available to help you.
adjective
B1
state
3
Single and open to dating
Not having a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, and open to dating.
Модель уживання:
[someone] is available
Поширена помилка:
Learners may confuse this with 'free' meaning 'not busy'. In dating context, 'available' refers to relationship status, not schedule.
Синоніми
single (Emphasizes not being in a relationship; may not imply openness to dating.)
Антоніми
taken (Informal term meaning already in a relationship.)
Словосполучення
available singles
|available partner
Теми
relationships
|daily_life
Приклади
- He's newly single and definitely available.
- Are you available, or are you seeing someone?
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- He is available now because he broke up with his girlfriend.
- Are you available?
- She is not available; she has a boyfriend.
- I am single and available.
- They are looking for an available partner.
Граматика
Словникова форма
available
IPA
GB/əvˈeɪləbəl/
US/əvˈeɪləbəl/
Склади й наголос
avail - able (2 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (able)
Форми слова
Adjective
- Base: available
Споріднені слова
Core family
availability
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unavailable
adjective B1
unavailability
noun
Advanced or less common
avail
verb C1
Вирази
become available
1/bɪkˈʌm əvˈeɪləbəl/
fixed phrase
Start being obtainable or usable
To start being possible for people to use or get.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.