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Access ˈækses High Speed Internet Computer Easy Noun Necessity

Word3 access
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈækses/ /ˈækses/
Example
  • high-speed internet access has become a necessity.
  • you need a password to get access to the computer system.
  • access to information/services/resources
  • access to healthcare/education
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access

(noun)/ˈækses/ /ˈækses/
  1. the opportunity or right to use something or to see somebody/something
    • COMPARE visitation
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/visitation
    • High-speed internet access has become a necessity.
    • You need a password to get access to the computer system.
    • access to information/services/resources
    • access to healthcare/education
    • They are seeking increased access to markets overseas.
    • to provide/allow access to something/somebody
    • to restrict/block access to something/somebody
    • Journalists were denied access to the President.
    • Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends (= they are allowed by law to see them only at weekends).

    Extra Examples

    • Students must have access to good resources.
    • He was finally granted access to the medical records.
    • Men and women should have equal access to education and employment.
    • Some people are being denied access to adequate medical care.
    • Students have easy access to libraries.
    • The computer provides access to all the information.
    • high-speed internet access
    • universal access to education
    • There is a need to increase educational opportunities and access to colleges.
  2. a way of entering or reaching a place
    • COMPARE egress
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/egress
    • The police gained access through a broken window.
    • Many paths have become overgrown, blocking access.
    • There is easy access by road.
    • Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair access to most facilities.
    • The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.

    Extra Examples

    • I lived deep in the country, without easy access to shops.
    • improved access for disabled visitors
    • A journalist gained access to the star's hospital room.
    • A judge ruled that the public have right of access to the area.
    • Access points to the site had been blocked.
    • Double doors give access to the terrace.
    • The changes will improve access for the disabled.
    • The only access was down a flight of steep steps.
    • The public will once again have access to the castle.
    • There is wheelchair access to most of the facilities.
    • You may need to gain access to the space under the floor.

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent.: from Latin accessus, from the verb accedere ‘to approach’, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’
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