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• past participle of access.
• past tense form of access.

accessed

American  

[ak-sest] / ˈæk sɛst /

adjective

1. reached, contacted, entered, or visited.

   Lot 14 on Smoke Road is an easily accessed lot with great views, grass, and scattered trees.

   Your bibliography should include the URL of the accessed website.

2. obtained or made use of.

   She founded and ran one of the most accessed family counseling programs in the state.

3. Computers. (of data) retrieved for use by another program or application or for transfer from one part of a system to another.

   Data caching is a way of storing the most frequently accessed data in memory so it doesn’t need to be regenerated each time.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of access.

Other Word Forms

• unaccessed
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of accessed

First recorded in 1870–75; access ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; access ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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Example Sentences

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accessed

Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust is investigating allegations staff inappropriately accessed Southport stabbing victims' medical records.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The 22-year-old accessed the hospital while wearing medical scrubs, NHS branded clothing, a stethoscope and a pager.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Material posted on many online platforms and social media sites could still be accessed without an account, Reddit said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Information related to investigations doesn’t appear to have been accessed and the breach isn’t related to the Binance incident, Chainalysis said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

So I put together a dapper outfit—maybe a little too dapper, but if what I’ve accessed about Dawn is true, I know she’ll appreciate it.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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