Eligible
/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Adjective
- 1 Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
- 2 Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).
Adjective
- 1 qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen wordnet
Example
More examples"I think Betty is eligible for a fine young man."
Etymology
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”).