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noun \ˈak-ˌses also ik-ˈses\Definition of ACCESS
2
a : permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing b : freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something c : a way or means of access d : the act or an instance of accessing
3
: an increase by addition <a sudden access of wealth>
See Examples of ACCESS
- We have Internet access at the library.
- <a sudden access of hay fever was making him feel miserable>
Origin of ACCESS
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French acces, from Latin accessus approach, from accedere to approach — more at accede
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with ACCESS
abscess, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, fluoresce, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, impress, ingress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress
2access
transitive verbDefinition of ACCESS
: to get at : gain access to <accessed the computer by phone>
Examples of ACCESS
- The new system makes it easier to access the money in your bank account.
- Your favorite radio stations can be accessed at the touch of a button.
- The file loads every time you access the Web site.
- The file can be accessed by many users at the same time.
- She could work at home by remotely accessing the company's network.
- You'll need a password to access the database.
First Known Use of ACCESS
1962
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