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Meaning of 'access'
Meaning of 'access' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Access 
[ n.]
- A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission;
accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince. [ n.]- The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land.
- Admission to sexual intercourse.
- Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.]
- An onset, attack, or fit of disease.
- A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury.
Meaning of 'access' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. access [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of approaching or entering
- the act of approaching or entering
Example in sentence:
- he gained access to the building
Meaning (2):
- a way of entering or leaving
- a way of entering or leaving
Example in sentence:
- he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
2. access [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- reach or gain access to
- reach or gain access to
Example in sentence:
- How does one access the attic in this house?;
- I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof
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