access is on the Academic Word List.
Access is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

Pronunciation change

Noun change

Singular
access

Plural
accesses

  1. (countable & uncountable) If you have access to something, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.
    As a student, you have access to all our facilities including the library and computers.
    We will seek to provide greater access to personal records held by government.

Verb change

Plain form
access

Third-person singular
accesses

Past tense
accessed

Past participle
accessed

Present participle
accessing

  1. (transitive) If you access something, you get information from it, usually using a computer.
    The product enables multiple systems to access a single database.
    Users of PCs can access images from the photo CDs using any CD-ROM input device.