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to access

to access

497 3.4
To reach and use something, often after getting permission
  • verb
  • /ˈæk.sɛs/
translation icon : acceder a
  • Students must log in to access the online learning portal for their courses.
  • access information
  • access data
  • access resources

All right, so you guys should be able to access the script now.

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Examples

  • With the information I can access, I can run things 900 to 1200 times better than any human.

  • Their efforts have helped many women access breast and cervical health services.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And actually no human being can access all these different languages.

  • So they practice in a way so that they can access that in the moment.

  • We should still be able to access the hard drive.

  • For instance, students need to be able to use traditional reference resources to access health information.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In a very short time, the Internet has changed the way many people access information.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You and Janet have made repeated attempts to access secure information.

  • We couldn't access that information at the time.

  • Ensure disabled children with communication support needs can access helplines and advocacy services.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to get at
vsto access
194 4.1

To reach or take something in a place that is hard to reach

emphasizes obtaining or using and often needs permission

Antonyms

423 1.6

To refuse to let someone have something

Compounds

access code
  • Specialized
44 3.1

A set of numbers or letters you enter to open a locked device such as a phone

23 1.0

A way to reach or get something quickly and without difficulty

9 2.9

A short road that leads to a main road like a highway

access time
  • Specialized
1 4.8

The time a computer takes to get data from a hard drive or an SSD after asking for it

memory access
  • Specialized
1 3.7

The act of reading from or writing to a computer's memory

random access memory
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A fast place in a computer where programs keep data while the computer runs

disk access
  • Specialized
4.1

Reading or writing data on a computer disk to save and get information

random-access memory
  • Specialized
3.8

Space inside a computer where programs keep data while running and that is lost when the computer turns off

Handling information in different places linked by a network

An operation on the heart using small cuts and cameras to bypass blocked arteries while a machine keeps blood moving

How Easy

to access
497 3.4
to manage
3.2
to struggle
170 3.0
inaccessible
28 7.9
barred
4.1

Surface Forms

access infinitive
accessed past
accessed past participle
accessing present participle
accesses third person singular

Etymology

The verb access comes from the same Latin parts ad- 'to' and cedere 'go', and it keeps the idea of 'going to' something to use it. So to access a file or a room is to be able to reach or get into it, often with permission.