eligible

adjective/ˈɛlɪdʒɪbəl/

Frequency rank: #2,847 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Allowed or qualified to do or have something.

Illustration for the English word “eligible”

Example sentence

To qualify for the scholarship, you must be at least 18 years old and eligible to apply.

Synonyms & related words

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