adjective · neutral
available
/əˈveɪləbl/a·VAIL·a·ble
able to be used or obtained; at someone's disposal
Examples
“Relevant data are readily available from government sources.”
“Is the professor available for consultation next week?”
“Online resources make information more widely available.”
Band 8 sentence
“Digital archives have made primary sources widely available to scholars across the globe, transforming historical research.”
Collocations
- be available
- available to (someone)
- readily available
Word family
Common mistakes
to be available something→be available for / be available to / have something available
availablely→available (no adverb form 'availablely')
Say it for a higher band
5free→6accessible→7+available
Synonyms
accessible
Easily confused
available vs. accessible
“Although the archive is available to researchers, some documents are not easily accessible.”
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