Accessible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being reached

capable of being read with comprehension

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʊkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʊkɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænənˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

a town accessible by rail
readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader
the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

approachable

Antonyms

inaccessible

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of being reached “a town accessible by rail”
adjective	capable of being read with comprehension “readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader”
adjective	easily obtained “most students now have computers accessible”
adjective	easy to get along with or talk to; friendly “an accessible and genial man”

Word Forms

access	verb	reach or gain access to
accessibility	noun	the quality of being at hand when needed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zugänglich

erreichbar ist

🇪🇸Spanish

accesible

capaz de ser alcanzado

🇮🇹Italian

accessibile

capace di essere raggiunto

🇳🇱Dutch

toegankelijk

bereikbaar zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

acessível

capaz de ser alcançado

🇷🇺Russian

доступный

способный быть достигнутым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहुंच योग्य

पहुंचने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যাক্সেসযোগ্য

পৌঁছাতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

அணுகக்கூடியது

அடையும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అందుబాటులో

చేరుకోగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवेश करण्यायोग्य

पोहोचण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુલભ

પહોંચવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಬಹುದಾಗಿದೆ

ತಲುಪುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാപ്യമായ

എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹੁੰਚਯੋਗ

ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل رسائی

پہنچنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无障碍

能够达到的

🇯🇵Japanese

アクセス可能な

到達可能な

🇰🇷Korean

얻기 쉬운

도달할 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể truy cập

có khả năng đạt được

🇹🇭Thai

เข้าถึงได้

สามารถเข้าถึงได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

dapat diakses

mampu dicapai

🇵🇭Filipino

naa-access

kayang abutin

🇲🇾Malay

boleh diakses

mampu dicapai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يمكن الوصول إليها

قادرة على الوصول إليها

🇮🇷Persian

قابل دسترس

قابل دستیابی است

🇹🇷Turkish

erişilebilir

ulaşılabilecek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָגִישׁ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'accessible'?

The primary meaning of 'accessible' is 'capable of being reached'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'accessible' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'accessible' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'accessible' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'accessible' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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