access

CEFRB1

/ˈæksɛs/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The right or opportunity to enter, use, or reach something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of approaching or entering; an advance.

Examples

  • A bridge gives access to the island.

  • Let's stay somewhere with easy airport access.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈækˌsɛs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.

  2. A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

  3. The quality of being easy to approach or enter.

More examples

In context

  • Most people use their phones to access the internet.

  • Staff prevent unauthorized access to the building.

  • The door provides access to the premises.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

To enter the building, you need a key card to blank the secure area.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.