Etimology
From Middle English available, avayllable, avayleable, equivalent of avail + -able
adjective
available (comparative more available, superlative most available)
Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
Readily obtainable.
(law) Valid.
(archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
Free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship, or the like.
Examples
We have an available candidate.
For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.
The list shows the available products in the store.
This is an available plea.
One thing however, I finally settled upon—and that was, if I ever did meet him that I would shoot him precisely as I would shoot a mad dog. In order to make this plan available, I had […] armed myself with a revolver.
The different navigations she had to pass through for this purpose were such that only an independent method of propulsion would be available.
I have a question for you when you're available.
Hi, this is Mark Smith calling. Is your mother available?
I asked her if she was available, but she said she had a boyfriend.
Related words
synonyms
(such as can be availed of): usable, profitable, advantageous; vacant (of a location)
(readily obtainable): gettable, on offer
(legally valid): valid
antonyms
(antonym(s) of "such as can be availed of"): unavailable
(antonym(s) of "free to enter a relationship"): taken