🇬🇧🇪🇸 approachable - cercano : English Lesson

Meaning of "approachable" ("cercano"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If someone is approachable, they seem kind, open, and not scary, so you feel comfortable walking up to them, asking questions, and starting a conversation.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Dad tried to look tough, but his fuzzy bunny slippers made him extremely approachable.

Grandma is so approachable that even the mailman tells her all his life problems while she hands him cookies.

The new kid was super approachable, mainly because he brought 48 cupcakes and a willingness to share.

Mom is extremely approachable, unless you approach her while she’s chasing a raccoon out of the kitchen.

Our science teacher is super approachable and lets us ask serious questions like, “If I eat homework, is that recycling?”

A small boy froze at the school gate. An approachable teacher knelt and smiled; her approachable voice and approachable hands invited him forward. An approachable bench, with toys, seemed to welcome him too. He touched the teacher’s approachable coat, then relaxed, sat, and laughed—feeling safe at last. She waved back and held out a bright book.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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