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eligible
- /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ UK
- /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ UK
- /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ Canada, US
- /ˈel.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
adjective more eligible · most eligible
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Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
Similar: choosable, licensed, qualified · Opposite: ineligible, unqualified
- Worthy of being chosen (for marriage). an eligible bachelor
noun eligibles
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: in line, suitable, entitled, worthy, legal, bailable, pensionable, desirable, qualified, admissibility, qualification, admissible, qualifying, available, authorised, bankable
Translations
Every language
adj meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something
| Español | idóneo, eligible |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 적격(適格)의 jeokgyeog-ui, 적임(適任)의 jeogim-ui |
| 日本語 | 適任な tekinin na, 有資格の yūshikaku no, 選ばれるべき erabareru beki |
| Português | elegível |
| Français | éligible, admissible |
| Deutsch | berechtigt, infrage kommend, geeignet, zulässig, zulassungsfähig |
| Italiano | eleggibile, idoneo, qualificato |
| Română | eligibil |
| Русский | го́дный gódnyj, приго́дный prigódnyj, жела́тельный želátelʹnyj, подходя́щий podxodjáščij, прие́млемый prijémlemyj |
adj worthy of being chosen (for marriage)
| Deutsch | heiratswürdig, begehrt |
|---|
noun one who is eligible
| 日本語 | 有資格者 yūshikakusha |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Berechtigte |
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title = {eligible},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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