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- pronunciation:
- aek
ses
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a way of approaching or entering a place.
Access to the castle was over a drawbridge and through heavy gates.
- synonyms:
- approach, entrance, entranceway, entry, way
- antonyms:
- egress, outlet
- similar words:
- adit, avenue, course, highway, ingress, inlet, passage, road, route, street
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| definition 2: |
authorization or ability to enter, look at, or use something.
She has access to our offices and records.How did the thief gain access to the premises?Some students do not have easy access to a computer outside of school.- synonyms:
- admittance
- antonyms:
- egress
- similar words:
- admission, entrée, entrance, passage
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| definition 3: |
the characteristic of being able to be reached.
Access to the school is excellent by train.- synonyms:
- accessibility, approachability, entry
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| related words: |
door, portal |
adjective + (n.)access
broadband,
convenient,
direct,
disabled,
easy,
equal,
equitable,
exclusive,
expanded,
expanding,
free,
guaranteed,
handicapped,
high-speed,
immediate,
improved,
improving,
increased,
increasing,
instant,
limited,
limiting,
net,
online,
open,
preferential,
privileged,
random,
remote,
restricted,
unauthorized,
unequal,
unfettered,
universal,
unlimited,
unprecedented,
unrestricted,
visual
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verb + (n.)access
allow, block, control, deny, ensure, facilitate, gain, grant, guarantee, improve, lack, limit, market, permit, provide, restrict, secure
(n.)access
+ verb
credit, land
noun + (n.)access
ballot, barrier, cable, cache, e-mail, ease, inspector, lack, modem, public, restriction, storage, user, wheelchair, wireless
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
accesses, accessing, accessed |
| definition 1: |
to obtain access to.
The firefighters accessed the upper floors via the roof.- synonyms:
- enter, reach
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| definition 2: |
to retrieve (information) from a computer.
Your computer is useless unless you know how to access the information it stores.- synonyms:
- retrieve
- similar words:
- acquire, gain, get, obtain
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adverb + (v.)access
easily
(v.)access
+ adverb
directly
(v.)access
+ noun
account, computer, data, database, file, information, library, material, memory, network, record, resource, service, site
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The word access
contains the following parts:
ac-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix ac-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before Latin roots beginning with hard or soft "c" or "q." See ad-.
Example words:
accede, accelerate, accent, accept, acceptable, acceptance, acceptation, access, accessible, accession, accident, accidental, acclaim, acclamation, accommodate, accompany, accomplice, accomplish, accord, account, accredit, accrual, accumulate, accuracy, accurate, accuse, accustom, acquaint, acquire, acquit
ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess
Latin
root
that means to go; to go back or yield
Example words:
accede, access, accessible, ancestry, antecede, antecedent, cede, concede, exceed, excess, intercede, precede, precedent, procedure, proceed, process, procession, recede, recession, retrocede, secede, succeed, success
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