english
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available
verbs
become available
• Luckily a house soon became available for us.
make something available
• With the Internet it is possible to make learning available wherever it is needed.
adverbs
be easily/readily/freely available
(= easy to get )
• The material used was cheap and readily available.
be widely available
(= available in many places )
• Organic food is now widely available.
adjectives
the best available
• We use the best available technology.
phrases
the only available something
• One small tree was the only available protection from the sun.
the nearest available something
• Ruth sat down in the nearest available armchair.
every available something
• You should practise speaking the language at every available opportunity.
transnet.ir
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available
if something is available, you can buy it, get it, or use it:
• Are there any tickets still available for Saturday? • There’s no room for more books – we’ve used up all the available space.
free
if a seat or room is free, it is not being used by anyone:
• Excuse me, is this seat free? • The hotel never has any free rooms over the Christmas period.
vacant
if a house or room is vacant, it is available for someone to use or rent:
• If you’re looking for somewhere to rent, I think there’s a vacant apartment in my building. • I’ll ask around and see if there’s a room vacant somewhere. • The sign on the toilet said ‘vacant’.
spare
a spare room, key, tyre etc is one that you have in addition to the ones that you normally use, and is therefore available to be used:
• We have a spare room you can stay in. • There’s a spare key in this drawer. • I got the spare tyre out of the back of the car.
empty
an empty room, building etc has no one in it:
• The house was empty for two months before it was sold. • They have three empty rooms now that the kids have moved out.
on offer
if something is on offer, it is available for people to choose from:
• There is a huge network of cycle tracks on offer. • Other facilities on offer in this excellent hotel include a hairdressing salon, a coffee shop, and a children's play room. • the variety of delicious fruits on offer
taken
[ not before noun ] if a seat or room is taken, it is not available for other people to use, because someone has already arranged to use it:
• I’m sorry – that seat is taken. • I’m afraid all our rooms are taken at the moment.
Longman-Thesaurus
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adj.
easy to find:
He is an available person.
Simple Definitions
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adj. that you can get, buy, use, etc. VERBS be | become | make sth The product will now be made available throughout the market. ADV. easily, freely, readily | widely PREP. for Grants should be available for all students. | from Details are available from the above address. | to This information is freely available to anyone wishing to see it. PHRASES available for hire/sale free to be seen, talked to, etc. VERBS be | become She is in a meeting at present, but I will let you know as soon as she becomes available. PHRASES not available for comment The chairman was not available for comment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary