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access vs approach

approach vs access

access and approach both are nouns.

access and approach both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
access Yes No Yes No
approach Yes No Yes No
As nouns, approach is a hypernym of access; that is, approach is a word with a broader meaning than access:
  • access: the act of approaching or entering
  • approach: the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Other hypernyms of access include approaching, coming.
As nouns, access and approach are synonyms defined as:
  • access and approach: a way of entering or leaving
access (noun) approach (noun)
the act of approaching or entering the act of drawing spatially closer to something
a way of entering or leaving a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
the right to enter a way of entering or leaving
the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) a close approximation
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
the event of one object coming closer to another
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
access (verb) approach (verb)
reach or gain access to make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer move towards
come near in time
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
Difference between access and approach

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