adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/
Received-Pronunciation:[əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bl̩]
Canada, General-American:/əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/
Canada, General-American:[əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bl̩]
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Australian:/əˈpɹəʉ.t͡ʃə.bəl/
Australian:[əˈpɹəʉ.t͡ʃə.bl̩]
CMU ARPABET:AH0 P R OW1 CH AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Her boss was very approachable.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
easy to meet or converse or do business with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a friendly approachable person
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unapproachable
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
easily approached
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a site approachable from a branch of the Niger
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reachable
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
capable of being read with comprehension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader
the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accessible
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English approach Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English approachable From approach + -able.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
достъ́пен
(dostǎ́pen)
— easy to talk to
Bulgarian:
достижи́м
(dostižím)
— easy to talk to
Chinese Mandarin:
容易接近的
(róngyì jiējìn de)
— easy to talk to
Czech:
přístupný
— easy to talk to
Dutch:
benaderbaar
— easy to talk to
Finnish:
helposti lähestyttävä
— easy to talk to
French:
approchable
— easy to talk to
French:
abordable
— easy to talk to
German:
zugänglich
— easy to talk to
Greek:
προσιτός
(prositós)
— easy to talk to
Hungarian:
megközelíthető
— easy to talk to
Latin:
intrābilis
— easy to talk to
Macedonian:
пристапен
(pristapen)
— easy to talk to
Macedonian:
пресретлив
(presretliv)
— easy to talk to
Polish:
przystępny
— easy to talk to
Portuguese:
afável
— easy to talk to
Portuguese:
abordável
— easy to talk to
Portuguese:
acessível
— easy to talk to
Romanian:
accesibil
— easy to talk to
Romanian:
abordabil
— easy to talk to
Russian:
досту́пный
(dostúpnyj)
— easy to talk to
Russian:
достижи́мый
(dostižímyj)
— easy to talk to
Russian:
охо́тно иду́щий навстре́чу
(oxótno idúščij navstréču)
— easy to talk to
Slovak:
prístupný
— easy to talk to
Spanish:
abordable
— easy to talk to
Spanish:
orillable
— easy to talk to
Spanish:
fácil de abordar / orillar
— easy to talk to