eligible

/ˈelɪdʒəbl/ adjective

Translation

ABLE TO DO › If you are eligible to do something, you can do it because you are in the right situation.

hak sahibi, hakkı olan, uygun

[+ to do sth] Only people over 18 are eligible to vote. You might be eligible for a grant for your studies. → Opposite ineligible686

MARRIAGE › If someone who is not married is eligible, they would be a good husband or wife because they are rich, attractive, etc.

(eş) uygun, seçilebilir, varlıklı, çekici

an eligible young bachelor633

eligibility

/ˌelɪdʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [U] ›

uygunluk

(Definition of eligible adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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