Dictionary

approachable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/ (Canada, General-American)
• /əˈpɹəʉ.t͡ʃə.bəl/ (Australia)
• [əˈpɹəʉ.t͡ʃə.bl̩] (Australia)
• /əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• [əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bl̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English approach Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English approachable From approach + -able.

Meanings

1. Easily approached; easy to talk to.
   • Her boss was very approachable.
   • Whistle's creation stems from an internal colleague competition run by Northern to design a recognisable and approachable character to act as a mascot. 2022 November 30, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 971, page 87:

Forms

Deriveds

inapproachable · unapproachable · approachability · approachableness

Translations (30)

hu megközelíthető (easy to talk to) · ru охо́тно иду́щий навстре́чу (easy to talk to) · ru досту́пный (easy to talk to) · cs přístupný (easy to talk to) · cmn 容易接近的 (easy to talk to) · nl benaderbaar (easy to talk to) · ro abordabil (easy to talk to) · ru достижи́мый (easy to talk to) · sk prístupný (easy to talk to) · mk пристапен (easy to talk to) · es fácil de abordar / orillar (easy to talk to) · la intrābilis (easy to talk to) · fr approchable (easy to talk to) · pl przystępny (easy to talk to) · bg достижи́м (easy to talk to) · es abordable (easy to talk to) · te కలుపుగోలు (easy to talk to) · sv lättillgänglig (easy to talk to) · bg достъ́пен (easy to talk to) · pt afável (easy to talk to) · fr abordable (easy to talk to) · pt acessível (easy to talk to) · es orillable (easy to talk to) · mk пресретлив (easy to talk to) · fi helposti lähestyttävä (easy to talk to) · de zugänglich (easy to talk to) · pt abordável (easy to talk to) · ro accesibil (easy to talk to) · es fácil hablar con (easy to talk to) · el προσιτός (easy to talk to)