approachable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈprəʊtʃəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈproʊtʃəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə prōchə bəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•proach•a•ble /əˈproʊtʃəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. [be + ~] that is accessible;
    that someone can easily arrive at:The entrance is approachable from the park's south side.
  2. friendly and easy to talk to:His boss and his colleagues were very approachable.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•proach•a•ble  (ə prōchə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being approached;
    accessible.
  2. (of a person) easy to meet, know, talk with, etc.
  • approach + -able 1565–75
ap•proach′a•bili•ty, ap•proacha•ble•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
approachable / əˈprəʊtʃəbəl/
  1. capable of being approached; accessible
  2. (of a person) friendly
apˌproachaˈbility, apˈproachableness
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