Available

Yes, that seems fine.

AnonymousHi, Can I use available instead of free in the sentence?
yes

Are you free now? No, I'm not. I am busy. Thanks.
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Thanks for your replies.

Is there any difference in meaning between available and free in that sentence?

Thanks.

Not as they stand, no.

Hi MM,

Mister MicawberNot as they stand

What does it mean in the quote?

Are they interchangeable in the sentences below?

1. At last I was free/ available to concentrate on my own research.

2. I'm free/ available next sunday.

Thanks.

#1 calls for 'free'. 'Available' perhaps is for someone else's behest.

#2 even less context than your original.

Mister Micawber#1 calls for 'free'. 'Available' perhaps is for someone else's behest.
#2 even less context than your original.

Hi MM,

I'm afraid I can't understand what you meant in the quote. Could you please explain more clearly?

Thanks.

Which part do you not understand, Anon?

Hi MM,

Mister MicawberNot as they stand, no.

Do you mean there is no difference between free and available in the example?

Can I use available in the following sentences? Sorry to ask the question again because I still can't understand your answer.

1. At last I was free/ available to concentrate on my own research.

2. I'm free/ availab

You could have saved yourself a lot of aggravation if you had asked your real question to begin with.

AnonymousCan I use available in the following sentences?

I would not use "available" in the first.