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access vs approaching

approaching vs access

access and approaching both are nouns.

access is not an adjective while approaching is an adjective.

access is a verb but approaching is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
access Yes No Yes No
approaching Yes Yes No No
As nouns, approaching is a hypernym of access; that is, approaching is a word with a broader meaning than access:
  • access: the act of approaching or entering
  • approaching: the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Other hypernyms of access include approach, coming.
access (noun) approaching (noun)
the act of approaching or entering the act of drawing spatially closer to something
a way of entering or leaving the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information the event of one object coming closer to another
the right to enter
the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
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.)
access (adjective) approaching (adjective)
of the relatively near future
access (verb) approaching (verb)
reach or gain access to
obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
Difference between access and approaching

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