accessible
Americanadjective
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easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.
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able to be used, entered, reached, etc..
an accessible road; accessible Mayan ruins.
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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.
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readily understandable.
Students may believe that poetry is not accessible because of its metaphorical language.
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obtainable; attainable.
accessible evidence.
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open to the influence of (usually followed byto ).
accessible to bribery.
adjective
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easy to approach, enter, use, or understand
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likely to be affected by; open to; susceptible to
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obtainable; available
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easy for disabled people to enter or use
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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
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
AI will touch every job — so retraining must be practical and broadly accessible.
From MarketWatch
It grew rapidly through word-of-mouth thanks in part to its mix of social interaction, accessible gameplay and humour.
From BBC
Many financial experts now recommend having enough in easily accessible savings to cover six months of basic expenses, because the average length of unemployment has increased to more than five months.
From MarketWatch
These may become more accessible as global warming leads to the melting of the massive ice sheet that covers the island.
From BBC
Powerful lithium batteries have become cheaper and more accessible as demand for technology has increased.
From Los Angeles Times
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