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available
/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/
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uh-VAY-luh-buhl: give VAY the main beat.
Both the opening a and the vowel after l are light uh sounds. The final le belongs to “buhl,” without a separate ee syllable.
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“A quiet room was available on the top floor.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does available mean?
adjective
- Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
- Readily obtainable.
- Valid.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship, or the like.
- (archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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What we can do is simply to concentrate all our available strength, keep a close watch on the enemy, and obtain reinforcements.
“Nay, sir, you are my guest. It is late, and my people are not available. Let me see to your comfort myself.”
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The everyday conception of water is more available for ordinary uses of drinking, washing, irrigation, etc., than the chemist's notion of it.
The men secured from outside may be more skilled or more productive of immediate results than any available in the house organization.
After a masterly and exhaustive discussion of all available data De Candolle in his final conclusions could only arrive at a deadlock.