access

access is on the Academic Word List.

Access is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăkʹsĕs, IPA ^(key): /ˈæk.sɛs/
• SAMPA: /"{ksEs/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ac‧cess

Noun

Singular access

Plural accesses

1. (countable & uncountable) If you have access to something, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.

   As a student, you have access to all our facilities including the library and computers.

   We will seek to provide greater access to personal records held by government.

Verb

Plain form access

Third-person singular accesses

Past tense accessed

Past participle accessed

Present participle accessing

1. (transitive) If you access something, you get information from it, usually using a computer.

   The product enables multiple systems to access a single database.

   Users of PCs can access images from the photo CDs using any CD-ROM input device.