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ac·ces·si·ble  (k-ss-bl)
adj.
1. Easily approached or entered.
2. Easily obtained: accessible money.
3. Easy to talk to or get along with: an accessible manager.
4. Easily swayed or influenced: accessible to flattery.

ac·cessi·bili·ty, ac·cessi·ble·ness n.
ac·cessi·bly adv.

accessible [əkˈsɛsəbəl]
adj
1. easy to approach, enter, or use
accessible to likely to be affected by; open to; susceptible to
3. obtainable; available
4. (Philosophy / Logic) 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
accessibility  n
accessibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.accessibleaccessible - capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"
convenient - suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"
inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
2.accessibleaccessible - capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"
comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
3.accessibleaccessible - easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"
available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"
4.accessibleaccessible - easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"
approachable - easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person"

accessible
adjective
1. handy, near, nearby, at hand, within reach, at your fingertips, at your fingertips, reachable, achievable, get-at-able (informal), a hop, skip and a jump away The shopping centre is easily accessible.
handy hidden, unavailable, far-off, secreted, inaccessible, unobtainable, unreachable
2. available, possible, ready, convenient, on hand, obtainable, attainable The aim is to make the system accessible to more people.
3. understandable, plain, conceivable, user-friendly, intelligible, coherent, graspable their reputation for providing accessible theatre for young people
Translations
accessible [ækˈsesəbl] ADJ
1. [place] → accesible
2. (= approachable) [person] → accesible, asequible
3. (= understandable) [art, language] → accesible (to para)
4. (= able to be influenced) he is not accessible to reasonno escucha la razón, hace oídos sordos a la razón

accessible [ækˈsɛsɪbəl] adj
[place, building, house, room] → accessible
to be accessible to sb → être accessible à qn
accessible to wheelchairs → accessible aux chaises roulantes
(= near at hand) [object] → à portée de main
Keep your camera readily accessible → Gardez vos appareils photo à portée de main.
[service, information] → accessible
to be accessible to sb → être accessible à qn
[book, painting, work of art] → accessible
to be accessible to sb → être accessible à qn

accessible
adj information, personzugänglich (→ to +dat); place also(leicht) zu erreichen (to für)

accessible [ækˈsɛsəbl] adj (place) → accessibile, che si può raggiungere facilmente; (person, information) → facilmente reperibile

accessible سهل الوصول přístupný tilgængelig zugänglich προσβάσιμος accesible helppopääsyinen accessible pristupačan accessibile 近づきやすい 접근하기 쉬운 toegankelijk tilgjengelig dostępny acessível доступный tillgänglig ที่สามารถเข้าได้ erişilebilir có thể tiếp cận 有通道的


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German and Spanish are accessible to foreigners: English is not accessible even to Englishmen.
With books so inexpensive and accessible to all as they are to-day, no one need run any risks of marrying the wrong woman.
Often had I pondered on the odd instructions he had left me governing the construction of his mighty tomb, and especially those parts which directed that he be laid in an OPEN casket and that the ponderous mechanism which controlled the bolts of the vault's huge door be accessible ONLY FROM THE INSIDE.
 
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