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access

ac·cess

UK/ˈæksɛs/ US/əkˈsɛs/ common
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)

3.

a way of entering or leaving

  • “he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
Synonyms
4.
5.

the act of approaching or entering

  • “he gained access to the building”

verb

1.
2.

reach or gain access to

  • “How does one access the attic in this house?”
  • “I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof”
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Origin

From Middle English accesse, acces, borrowed from Middle French acces (“attack, onslaught”) or from its source Latin accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach; accede”), from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”). Doublet of accessus. First attested in the early 14th century. The sense "entrance" was first attested about 1380.

Phrases

  • access agent
  • access code
  • access control
  • access course
  • access day
  • access journalism
  • access method
  • access modifier

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