accède

Accède is a form of the French verb accéder, meaning to gain access or to reach. It is the third-person singular present indicative form (il accède) and the second-person singular imperative (accède) of accéder. In common use, accèdes and other forms are typically followed by the preposition à to indicate what is being accessed, for example accéder à un compte, accéder à Internet, or accéder à des informations.

Etymology and related forms: accéder comes from Latin accēdere, formed from ad- “to” and cedere “to go.” The word accède belongs to the same verb family as the noun accès, which also means “access” but is used as a noun rather than a verb form. The distinction between the verb form accède and the noun accès is primarily a matter of part of speech and context.

Conjugation and usage notes: Present indicative forms include je accède, tu accèdes, il accède, nous accédons, vous accédez, ils accèdent. The imperative forms are accède (tu), accédez (vous), and accédons (nous). Accéder à something is a common construction, with examples such as “Il accède à son dossier en ligne.” In formal or technical writing, one may also encounter the noun “accès” to refer to the act or the possibility of entry, rather than the action of accessing.