adjective · neutral

available

/əˈveɪləbl/a·VAIL·a·ble

Band 5-6task1task2speaking

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

available adjectiveavailability noun

Common mistakes

to be available somethingbe available for / be available to / have something available

availablelyavailable (no adverb form 'availablely')

Say it for a higher band

5free6accessible7+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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