Access
noun
The ability or chance to use or see something.
You will need to get special permission for access to the building.
Often appears as...
- have access
- deny access
noun
The act of reaching, achieving, or getting something.
Internet access is available in all the rooms.
Often appears as...
- internet access
- direct access
verb
To get to, or get inside something.
You need a password to access your account.
Often appears as...
- access data
- access files
noun
A sudden attack or outburst.
He was taken to the hospital after an access of coughing and fever.
Often appears as...
- an access of anger
- an access of guilt
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Formal
Medical
noun
The ability or chance to use or see something.
You will need to get special permission for access to the building.
Often appears as...
- have access
- deny access
noun
The act of reaching, achieving, or getting something.
Internet access is available in all the rooms.
Often appears as...
- internet access
- direct access
verb
To get to, or get inside something.
You need a password to access your account.
Often appears as...
- access data
- access files
noun
A sudden attack or outburst.
He was taken to the hospital after an access of coughing and fever.
Often appears as...
- an access of anger
- an access of guilt
Usage tips
Formal
Medical
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Pro Tip 1/3Requesting Permission
Sometimes, 'access' is about permission, especially for restricted areas or information.
Students must request access to the restricted section of the library.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical and Digital
'Access' applies to both physical spaces and digital assets, like websites or databases.
Our premium subscription gives you access to all articles.
Pro Tip 3/3Accessibility
Access can reflect inclusivity, e.g. providing ramps for wheelchair users.
The new office design improves access for people with disabilities.
Pro Tip 1/3Requesting Permission
Sometimes, 'access' is about permission, especially for restricted areas or information.
Students must request access to the restricted section of the library.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical and Digital
'Access' applies to both physical spaces and digital assets, like websites or databases.
Our premium subscription gives you access to all articles.
Pro Tip 3/3Accessibility
Access can reflect inclusivity, e.g. providing ramps for wheelchair users.
The new office design improves access for people with disabilities.
Pro Tip 1/3Requesting Permission
Sometimes, 'access' is about permission, especially for restricted areas or information.
Students must request access to the restricted section of the library.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical and Digital
'Access' applies to both physical spaces and digital assets, like websites or databases.
Our premium subscription gives you access to all articles.
Pro Tip 3/3Accessibility
Access can reflect inclusivity, e.g. providing ramps for wheelchair users.
The new office design improves access for people with disabilities.
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On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned. Now, the consensus is that the amount of water we need to imbibe
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How to control someone...
is so complex and so expensive that it's really only done at major universities and large institutions. And so in order to be able to access the brain, you really need to dedicate your life and spend six and a half years as a graduate student just to become a neuroscientist to get access to these tools.
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What happens during a...
If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly. If you have access to emergency medical services, call them. They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery,
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again. The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives.
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How the food you eat...
can stimulate brain cells to release mood-altering norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin. But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers,
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How do vitamins work? -...
helping it to build muscle and bone, make use of nutrients, capture and use energy and heal wounds. If you need convincing about vitamin value, just consider the plight of olden day sailors, who had no access to vitamin-rich fresh produce. They got scurvy.
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Uncovering a radical...
billion people in the developing world who lack access to electricity another aspect that really excites me is how cheap these can be made these thin slang films are made by mixing two inexpensive readily abundant salts to
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When is water safe to...
So how can you tell whether the water you have access to, whether from a tap or otherwise, is drinkable? Firstly, too much turbidity, trace organic compounds, or high-density heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, or lead,
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Filming Antarctica's...
and there is just one tiny tiny little hole that gives you access back to your world and you really feel that when you go down there is definitely that that sense of trepidation and incredible
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How Coca Leaves Become...
I'm not going to lie, it's always a rush getting access to these clandestine worlds. The cocaine pit, the starting point for such a storied black market trade ranks up there.
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What would happen if you...
On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned. Now, the consensus is that the amount of water we need to imbibe
Video examples
How to control someone...
is so complex and so expensive that it's really only done at major universities and large institutions. And so in order to be able to access the brain, you really need to dedicate your life and spend six and a half years as a graduate student just to become a neuroscientist to get access to these tools.
Video examples
What happens during a...
If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly. If you have access to emergency medical services, call them. They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery,
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again. The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives.
Video examples
How the food you eat...
can stimulate brain cells to release mood-altering norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin. But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers,
Video examples
How do vitamins work? -...
helping it to build muscle and bone, make use of nutrients, capture and use energy and heal wounds. If you need convincing about vitamin value, just consider the plight of olden day sailors, who had no access to vitamin-rich fresh produce. They got scurvy.
Video examples
Uncovering a radical...
billion people in the developing world who lack access to electricity another aspect that really excites me is how cheap these can be made these thin slang films are made by mixing two inexpensive readily abundant salts to
Video examples
When is water safe to...
So how can you tell whether the water you have access to, whether from a tap or otherwise, is drinkable? Firstly, too much turbidity, trace organic compounds, or high-density heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, or lead,
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
and there is just one tiny tiny little hole that gives you access back to your world and you really feel that when you go down there is definitely that that sense of trepidation and incredible
Video examples
How Coca Leaves Become...
I'm not going to lie, it's always a rush getting access to these clandestine worlds. The cocaine pit, the starting point for such a storied black market trade ranks up there.
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Geoff Johns
American Writer
I like collecting comics, I like buying comics, I like looking at comics, but I also read comics on digital readers, so any way people read comics is fine with me. Digital is just helping people who might not necessarily have access to comics help them; that's great.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
The world has not yet reached the point which, in my view, is an essential condition for the survival of our human species: access by all the peoples to the material resources of this planet.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years. It's enough. Because it's important to have one foot in reality when you have access to this kind of power.
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Barack Obama
American President
It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education.
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Gelila Bekele
Ethiopian Model
Life is a perspective and for me, if a human being has access to school, clean water, food, proper health care, that is the basis of human rights.
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Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
What's really great about social media is we have tremendous access, and there's a wealth of information about the people that we admire online.
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Joe Biden
American President
I've known and continue to know every one of these major world leaders by their first names, and I have access to them.
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Daniel Ek
Swedish Businessman
People just want to have access to all of the world's music.
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Austin Peck
American Actor
My sons have such a deep access to my heart.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
Celebrity gets you access to world leaders.
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Geoff Johns
American Writer
I like collecting comics, I like buying comics, I like looking at comics, but I also read comics on digital readers, so any way people read comics is fine with me. Digital is just helping people who might not necessarily have access to comics help them; that's great.
Quote examples
Fidel Castro
Statesman
The world has not yet reached the point which, in my view, is an essential condition for the survival of our human species: access by all the peoples to the material resources of this planet.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years. It's enough. Because it's important to have one foot in reality when you have access to this kind of power.
Quote examples
Barack Obama
American President
It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education.
Quote examples
Gelila Bekele
Ethiopian Model
Life is a perspective and for me, if a human being has access to school, clean water, food, proper health care, that is the basis of human rights.
Quote examples
Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
What's really great about social media is we have tremendous access, and there's a wealth of information about the people that we admire online.
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Joe Biden
American President
I've known and continue to know every one of these major world leaders by their first names, and I have access to them.
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Daniel Ek
Swedish Businessman
People just want to have access to all of the world's music.
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Austin Peck
American Actor
My sons have such a deep access to my heart.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
Celebrity gets you access to world leaders.
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