Lernwerd

eligible

//ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for eligible

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more eligible
Superlative
most eligible

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
eligibles

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.

  2. 2.Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.One who is eligible.

    • Federal agencies report that only about 1 percent of eligible students take advantage of switching schools and fewer than 20 percent of eligibles receive extra tutoring.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4080

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From Middle French eligible

From Latin eligibilis

From ēligō (“to select, to choose”).

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