eligible

• Описывает человека, который соответствует необходимым требованиям или условиям для чего-либо, например, для работы, льготы или брака.

Describes a person who meets the necessary requirements or conditions for something, such as a job, benefit, or marriage.

1. Qualified or entitledB1formal

   Having the right to do or obtain something; meeting the necessary conditions.

   Имеющий право

   • She is eligible for a promotion after three years of service.
   • Only citizens over 18 are eligible to vote.
   • He is eligible to apply for the scholarship.

   Synonymsentitledfitqualifiedsuitable

   Antonymsdisqualifiedineligibleunentitledunqualified

2. Desirable as a partnerB2informal

   Considered suitable and attractive as a marriage partner.

   Завидный

   • He is considered one of the most eligible bachelors in the city.
   • She is an eligible young woman from a good family.
   • The magazine listed him as an eligible single.

   Synonymsavailabledesirablemarriageablesinglesuitableunattachedunmarried