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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

access

/ˈækˌsɛs/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cess
IPA
/ˈækˌsɛs/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

The act of approaching or entering; an advance.

Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

The quality of being easy to approach or enter.

Uncountable

noun

Admission to sexual intercourse.

Uncountable

noun

An increase by addition; accession.

Archaic; Countable

noun

An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.

Countable

noun

An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈækˌsɛs/
  • British English: /ˈæksɛs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

accesses (plural) accesses (present, singular) accessing (participle, present) accessed (participle, past) accessed (past)

Derived Forms

accessless accessor accessway inaccess multiaccess nonaccess deaccess reaccess unaccessed

Phrases

access agent access code access control access course access day access journalism access method access modifier

Frequently Paired Words

accede accessary accessibility accessible accessibly accession accessory

Synonyms

accession approach memory access entree admission admittance access code get at

Rhymes With

yes less process guess press success second-guess bad press unless address congress dress

Questions

How do you pronounce access?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈækˌsɛs/.
What does access mean?
A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
Where does access come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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