accessible
part of speech
adjective (accessible, more accessible, most accessible)
meaning for a pupil
1) Easy to reach, enter or use. tree →
2) Easy to use for people with disabilities, for example with ramps, lifts or large print. tree →
3) Easy to understand. tree →
4) Something that is accessible can be found or obtained by people who want it, such as a book in a library. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used about places (the island is accessible only by boat), about buildings and safety (wheelchair-accessible toilets), and about books or lessons (an accessible explanation). It tells the reader whether people can get to or use something. Phrases: accessible to everyone, wheelchair accessible, easily accessible, accessible by car.
examples
- Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- The library is accessible by bus. tree →
- The new school has ramps so it is accessible for wheelchair users. tree →
- The cave is only accessible at low tide. tree →
- Keep medicines where they are not accessible to small children. tree →
- The book explains science in an accessible way. tree →
- The website was made more accessible with bigger text. tree →
- There they have remained till the present day, and have at last been made accessible in a complete edition in the original Pali by Prof. tree →
note
Ends in -ible, not -able. Opposite: inaccessible. Noun: accessibility. Safety: "out of reach" is the opposite of accessible for children and medicines.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «accessible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.