approachable

ap·proach·a·ble

 (ə-prō′chə-bəl)

adj.

1. Possible to approach; accessible: a retreat in the mountains approachable in winter only by helicopter.

2. Easy to talk to or deal with; friendly.

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ap·proach′a·bil′i·ty n.

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approachable

(əˈprəʊtʃəbəl)

adj

1. capable of being approached; accessible

2. (of a person) friendly

apˌproachaˈbility, apˈproachableness n

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ap•proach•a•ble

(əˈproʊ tʃə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of being approached; accessible.

2. easy to meet and know.

[1565–75]

ap•proach`a•bil′i•ty, ap•proach′a•ble•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	approachable - capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels" accessible comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
	2.	approachable - easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person" unapproachable - discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable executive"
	3.	approachable - easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger" reachable accessible - capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"

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approachable

adjective

1. friendly, open, cordial, sociable, affable, congenial We found him very approachable and easy to talk to.
friendly reserved, cool, withdrawn, remote, distant, chilly, aloof, unfriendly, frigid, unsociable, standoffish, cold as ice

2. accessible, attainable, reachable, get-at-able (informal), come-at-able (informal) It is approachable on foot for only a few hours a day.
accessible remote, out-of-the-way, inaccessible, out of reach, unreachable, un-get-at-able (informal)

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approachable

adjective

Easily approached:

accessible, responsive, welcoming.

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Translations

سَهْل الإقْتِراب إلَيه، وَدودمُمْكِن الوصول إلَيه

přátelskýpřístupný

imødekommendetilgængelig

zugänglich

προσιτός

abordableaccessible

megközelíthető

sem hægt er aî komast aîviîmótsgóîur

abbordabileaccessibileavvicinabile

cana yakınulaşılabilir

亲近的友好的可接近的

approachable

[əˈprəʊtʃəbl] ADJ [person] → accesible, abordable; [place] → accesible; [text, idea, work] → asequible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

approachable

[əˈprəʊtʃəb^əl] adj [person, manner, manager, style] → accessibleapproach road n → voie f d'accès, route f d'accès

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

approachable

adj

person → umgänglich, leicht zugänglich; he’s not approachable today → er ist heute nicht ansprechbar

place → zugänglich; it’s approachable from above → man kommt von oben (heran)

text, idea → verständlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

approachable

[əˈprəʊtʃəbl] adj (person) → avvicinabile, accessibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

approach

(əˈprəutʃ) verb

to come near (to). The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching. naderkom يَقْتَرِب доближавам aproximar-se přiblížit se (k) sich nähern nærme sig πλησιάζωacercarse, aproximarse lähenema نزدیک شدن lähestyä approcher לְהִתְקָרֵב पास आना bližiti se (meg)közelít; közeledik mendekati nálgast avvicinarsi 近づく 다가오다 prisiartinti, priartėti tuvoties; griezties (pie) hampir naderennærme seg zwracać/zbliżać się do نږدی کیدل aproximar-se a (se) apropia (de) приближаться priblížiť sa (k) (pri)bližati se približiti se närma sig, nalkas เข้าใกล้ yaklaşmak, yanaşmak 向…逐漸靠近，即將來臨 наближатися نزدیک آنا đến gần 向...靠近，即将来临

noun

1. the act of coming near. The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman. naderkom, nader staan إقْتِراب наближавам aproximação příchod das Herannahen ankomst; det at nærme sig πλησίασμα aproximación, acercamiento lähenemine نزدیکی lähestyminen approcheהתקרבות पास पहुंचना približavanje közeledés kedatangan koma, það að e-ð nálgast avvicinamento, l'avvicinarsi 接近 다가옴 artinimasis tuvošanās menghampiri naderingankomst, det å nærme seg zbliżanie się نږدیوالی aproximação apro­piere приближение príchod prihod pristup annalkande การเข้าใกล้ yaklaşma, yakına gelme 靠近 наближення نزدیکی ، قرب sự đến gần 靠近

2. a road, path etc leading to a place. All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock. toegangspad مَدْخَل، مَنْفَذ، طَريق вход acesso přístup der Zugang tilkørsel; indfaldsvej; adgang πρόσβασηacceso juurdepääs راه saapumisväylä voies d'accès דֶרֶך גִישָׁה प्रवेशमार्ग prilaz odavezető út jalan aðkoma, aðkomuleið via d'accesso 近づく道 진입로 prieiga pieeja jalan masuk toegangswegatkomst, innfartsveipodejście, podjazd لاره acesso cale de acces подступ prístup dostop prilaz tillfart เส้นทาง giriş, giriş yolu 通路 підхід راستہ ، گزر کاہ lối vào 通路

3. an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc. They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets. aanlê تَوَجُّـه، تَوَدُّد، تَقَرُّب опит abordagem pokus (o sblížení, získání něčeho) die Annäherungsversuche henvendelse; tilnærmelse προσέγγισηpropuesta, proposición ettepanek, lähenemiskatse مراجعه؛ توجه kääntyä jnk puoleen démarche, avancesפנייה प्रस्ताव करना obratiti se kérelem; megkörnyékezés (főleg {\i plural} pendekatan leita til; reyna við proposta 取り入り 접근 bandymas kreiptis/užkalbinti tuvošanās; griešanās (pie) percubaan benadering, toenaderingspogingtilnærmelse, henvendelse zwrócenie się, podejście, zaloty پام، مراجعه abordagem demers; avans(uri) подход pokus (o zblíženie, získanie niečoho) poskus(i) približanja, prizadevanje molba hänvändelse, trevare, närmande การเข้าตีสนิท başvuru 試圖接觸，伺機搭訕 спроби; аванси پہنچ ، رسائی sự tiếp cận （对某人主动的）亲近

apˈproachable adjective

1. friendly. vriendelik سَهْل الإقْتِراب إلَيه، وَدود приятелски amigável přátelský zugänglich imødekommende προσιτός, φιλικόςtratable, asequible, llano vastutulelik خوش برخورد؛ مهربان ystävällinen accessibleידידותי मिलनसार pristupačan barátságos ramah viðmótsgóður disponibile 親しみやすい 사귀기 쉬운 prieinamas, sušnekamas pieejams mudah didekati vriendelijkimøtekommendeprzystępny ښه راغلاست کول، ښه برخورد، مهربان amigável prie­te­nos доступный prístupný dosegljiv pristupačan öppen, lätt att komma i kontakt med ที่เป็นมิตร cana yakın 容易親近的，友好的 такий, що йде охоче назустріч دوستانہ dễ thân thiện 亲近的，友好的

2. that can be reached. The village is not approachable by road. bereikbaar مُمْكِن الوصول إلَيه недостъпен acessível přístupný zugänglich tilgængelig προσβάσιμοςaccesible ligipääsetav دست یافتنی؛ قابل حصول saavutettavissa oleva accessibleנגיש सुगम्य dostupan megközelíthető bisa dicapai sem hægt er að komast að accessibile 近づける 접근할 수 있는 pasiekiamas pieejams; sasniedzams dapat didatangi toegankelijktilgjengelig, som kan nås dostępny لاسته راوړل، ترلاسه acessível accesibil доступный prístupný dostopen dostupan åtkomlig, nåbar ที่เข้าถึงได้ง่าย ulaşılabilir 到達的 досяжний قابل رسائی có thể đến được 可接近的

apˈproaching adjective

the approaching dawn. naderend مُقْتَرِب наближаващ próximo blížící se, nadcházející herannahend kommende; forestående ερχόμενος que se acerca/aproxima lähenev نزدیک saapuva qui (s')approche התקרבות निकट आता koji se bliži a közeli makin mendekat aðvífandi, komandi (che si avvicina) 近づいている (시간이) 임박한 artėjantis tuvojošamies menghampiri naderendkommende, foreståendenadchodzący نږدی próximo care se apropie приближающийся blížiaci sa, nadchádzajúci bližajoč se koji se približava annalkande, stundande ที่เข้ามาใกล้ yaklaşan 即將來臨(或出現)的 такий, що наближається قریب آنے والی đang đến gần 逼近的，接近的

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