Available
suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand:
I used whatever tools were available.
readily obtainable; accessible:
available resources.
having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.
Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous.
Contemporary Examples
There were so many women on his route, he marveled, so many predatory women, eager and available.
The Summer of the Entenmann’s Man Gael Greene July 8, 2010
Royal aides have confirmed that William will be able to use a “work” helicopter if one is available.
Street Parties, Helicopters, and Gun Salutes: How the Royal Birth Will Unfold Tom Sykes June 24, 2013
One of the ironies of instant communication it seems is that no one is ever available to talk.
Kill the Media Zombies Tina Brown December 7, 2008
When one plays life that way, one in a way awakes creative vital energies in oneself that otherwise are not available.
Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween Joseph Campbell October 30, 2014
All 65 episodes of the original animated series, starring that lovable combat-booted misanthrope, are now available on DVD.
The Revenge of Daria Rebecca Dana May 14, 2010
Historical Examples
We have at least ten available rooms large enough to accommodate clubs of that size.
Solaris Farm Milan C. Edson
Comments and background to all the plays, and links to the other plays are available here.
The Indian Princess James Nelson Barker
The Burman is a born gambler, and indulges his propensity on every available occasion.
A Civil Servant in Burma Herbert Thirkel White
But to make it available it needs a vehicle or art by which it is conveyed to men.
Essays, First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson
The superiority of nuts over practically all other products which are available, as substitutes, scarcely needs argument.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Various
adjective
obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand
(US, politics, derogatory) suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive character: Smith was a particularly available candidate
adj.
mid-15c., “beneficial,” also “valid, effective, capable of producing the desired effect,” from avail + -able. Meaning “at one’s disposal, capable of being made use of” is recorded from 1827.
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suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available. readily obtainable; accessible: available resources. having sufficient power or efficacy; valid. Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous. Historical Examples I presume an unimportant picture, as his power was not then availably developed. Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) John Ruskin […]
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to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change. to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help: His strength did not avail against the hostile onslaught. to be of value or profit. advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of […]
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