Definition access in British English

Don’t use the preposition to after the verb access. Use a direct object:

✗ Anyone can access to the website.

✓ Anyone can access the website.

✗ With cyber cafes, even those who cannot afford computers can access to the information they need.

✓ With cyber cafes, even those who cannot afford computers can access the information they need.

Don’t confuse the verb access with the noun access: the noun is followed by to:

Anyone can have access to the website.

When drug prices are high, people are more likely to commit crimes in order to get access to them.