eligible
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be…Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
» Tom says that he isn't eligible to vote.
Том каже, що не має права голосувати.
Том каже, що у нього немає права голосу.
Meaning
2 sensesAllowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
berechtigt, infrage kommend, geeignet
го́дныйgódnyj, приго́дныйprigódnyj, жела́тельныйželátelʹnyj
qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).
an eligible bachelor
heiratswürdig, begehrt
Examples
61 sentencesTom says that he isn't eligible to vote.
Том каже, що не має права голосувати.
Tom says that he's not eligible to vote.
Том каже, що не має права голосувати.
Tom isn't eligible to do that.
I'm eligible to vote now.
Tom isn't eligible for promotion.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
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Forms
more eligible, most eligible| Comparative | more eligible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most eligible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form