accessible

American  

[ak-ses-uh-buhl, ik-] / ækˈsɛs ə bəl, ɪk- /

adjective

1. easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.

2. able to be used, entered, reached, etc..

   an accessible road; accessible Mayan ruins.

3. suitable for disabled people to reach, enter, or use, as a result of design modifications: modified controllers to make video games accessible.

   wheelchair-accessible vans;

   modified controllers to make video games accessible.

4. readily understandable.

   Students may believe that poetry is not accessible because of its metaphorical language.

5. obtainable; attainable.

   accessible evidence.

6. open to the influence of (usually followed byto ).

   accessible to bribery.

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accessible British  

/ əkˈsɛsəbəl /

adjective

1. easy to approach, enter, use, or understand

2. likely to be affected by; open to; susceptible to

3. obtainable; available

4. easy for disabled people to enter or use

5. logic (of a possible world) surveyable from some other world so that the truth value of statements about it can be known. A statement possibly p is true in a world W if and only if p is true in some worlds accessible to W

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Other Word Forms

• accessibility noun
• accessibly adverb
• nonaccessible adjective
• preaccessible adjective
• unaccessible adjective
• unaccessibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of accessible

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, Middle French, from Late Latin accessibilis; access, -ible

Example Sentences

Google said the publicly accessible platform, called Flood Hub, can help communities, companies, authorities and others prepare for natural disasters through things like urban planning and help them improve emergency responses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mona had her leg amputated two years ago because of a medical condition, and she worried that shelters would not have accessible toilets.

From BBC

"I think it's very fair, it makes it accessible to every student," she said.

From BBC

"Climate doesn't just influence ecosystems and weather patterns, it also controls where mineral resources end up and how accessible they become," Associate Professor Barham said.

From Science Daily

I’m also considering getting all three of us solid whole-life insurance policies — so they have accessible, tax-free money of their own.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• available
• handy
• reachable
• usable