access
/ˈækˌsɛs/
nounverb
Core
1.n.the right to enter
2.n.the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
3.n.a way of entering or leaving
“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
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access and approach share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. access means “the right to enter”. approach means “ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation”. access is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈækˌsɛs/
1.n.the right to enter
2.n.the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
3.n.a way of entering or leaving
“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
/əˈpɹoʊtʃ/
1.n.ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
“his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons”
2.n.the act of drawing spatially closer to something
“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”
3.n.a way of entering or leaving
“he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
| access | approach | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈækˌsɛs/ | /əˈpɹoʊtʃ/ |
| Said | AK-ses | uh-PROHCH |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 8 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 8 | 14 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | entree, accession, admission | attack, plan of attack |
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