Understanding ‘Available’: A Key IELTS Vocabulary Word
Learn about the adjective ‘available’ for your IELTS preparation. This video covers its meaning, usage, synonyms, antonyms, and common mistakes to avoid. Improve your English vocabulary and communication skills with practical examples and tips.
Imagine you’re trying to book a hotel room for your vacation, but every place you call says they’re fully booked.
Finally, you find a hotel with rooms available. What a relief! Today, we’re going to learn about the word available, an important term for your IELTS preparation.
Word type: Available is an adjective. This means it’s used to describe nouns.
Meaning: Available means ready for use, at hand, or accessible.
It describes something that can be obtained, used, or reached.
Word history: The word available comes from the French word availlable, which meant profitable or advantageous.
It entered the English language in the 15th century.
Antonyms: Some opposites of available include unavailable, inaccessible, and occupied.
Synonyms: Words with similar meanings to available are accessible, obtainable, on hand, and ready.
Examples use in sentences:
Here are some ways to use available in sentences: The library has many books available for borrowing.
Is the manager available to speak with me now? What times are available for scheduling an appointment?
The new smartphone will be available in stores next month. Common errors in use: Some people mistakenly use available as a verb, but it’s always an adjective.
For example, don’t say I will available myself. Instead, say I will make myself available. Another common mistake is confusing available with possible.
While they can sometimes be used similarly, they have different meanings. Available refers to something that can be obtained or accessed, while possible means something that can be done or achieved.
To wrap up, remember that available is an adjective meaning ready for use or accessible. It’s a useful word for describing resources, people, or options that can be reached or obtained.
Practice using it in your own sentences to become more comfortable with this important IELTS vocabulary word.
The more you use it, the more natural it will become in your English communication.
