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eligible
What does eligible mean?
eligible (adjective): allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use eligible in a sentence?
- Only citizens are eligible. (Tatoeba sentence #12104893 by ddnktr, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce eligible?
/ˈɛlədʒəbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does eligible come from?
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of eligible?
Words related to eligible
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “eligible” mean?
highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing
Not quite: that's what aggressive means.
of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature
Not quite: that's what ripe means.
allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
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great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent
Not quite: that's what grand means.
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