Words / B2

uhk-SES-uh-bl/əkˈsesəbl/

Accessible means easy to reach, use, or understand — of a building, a price, or a text. Easy to get to is everyday for places; readable is closer for writing. Accessible to wheelchair users is a standard public phrase. Access is the noun; inaccessible is the opposite. Do not use it as a lazy synonym for cheap unless you mean “within reach.”

Meaning

Easy to reach, use, or understand.

Examples

• “The library is accessible by bus.”
• “The new station is accessible from the high street.”
• “She writes in a style that is accessible to non-specialists.”

Good to know

accessible to + person. Places, prices, and texts. Everyday: easy to reach / easy to follow. Opposite: inaccessible.

Near in meaning

reachable

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