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Given vs Accessible - What's the difference?

given | accessible |

As adjectives the difference between given and accessible

is that given is already arranged while accessible is easy of access or approach; approachable.

As a verb given

is past participle of lang=en.

As a preposition given

is considering; taking into account.

As a noun given

is a condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

given

English

Alternative forms

* giv'n

Verb

(head)

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Considering; taking into account.
    • Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Already arranged. (rfex)
  • Currently discussed. (rfex)
  • Particular, specific.
    • No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.
  • Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
    • Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?
  • Prone, disposed.
    • He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.

    Statistics

    * English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----

    accessible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Easy of access or approach; approachable.
    • an accessible town or mountain
  • Easy to get along with.
  • Open to the influence of.
  • * Minds accessible to reason. - (Thomas Babington Macaulay)
  • Obtainable; to be got at.
  • * The best information ... at present accessible . - (Thomas Babington Macaulay)
  • (art, literature) Easily understood.
  • Capable of being used or seen.

    • Usage notes

    * (open to influence) Followed by to .

    Antonyms

    * inaccessible

    Derived terms

    * accessibility * accessibly