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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAccess
/ˈæk.sɛs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
"The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'access' originates from the Latin 'accessus', meaning 'approach' or 'entrance', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted over time from a physical approach to a more abstract sense of obtaining or using something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Access" is said worldwide
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accès
Transliteration: accès
"L'accès au bâtiment est interdit."
Zugang
Transliteration: Zugang
"Der Zugang zum Gebäude ist verboten."
accesso
Transliteration: accesso
"L'accesso all'edificio è vietato."
acceso
Transliteration: acceso
"El acceso al edificio está prohibido."
acesso
Transliteration: acesso
"O acesso ao edifício é proibido."
पहुँच
Transliteration: pahunch
"इमारत तक पहुँच प्रतिबंधित है।"
访问
Transliteration: fǎngwèn
"禁止进入该建筑。"
접근
Transliteration: jeopgeun
"건물에 대한 접근이 금지되어 있습니다."
アクセス
Transliteration: akusesu
"建物へのアクセスは禁止されています。"
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