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accost

  (ə-kôst', ə-kŏst') pronunciation
tr.v., -cost·ed, -cost·ing, -costs.
  1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
  2. To solicit for sex.

[French accoster, from Old French, from Medieval Latin accostāre, to adjoin : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin costa, side.]


 
 
Thesaurus: accost

verb

  1. To approach for the purpose of speech: greet, hail, salute. See approach/retreat, greeting, seek/avoid.
  2. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly: confront, encounter, face, front. See meet.

 
Antonyms: accost

v

Definition: approach for conversation or solicitation
Antonyms: avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun


 
Word Tutor: accost
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To suddenly approach another to speak.

pronunciation Sam didn't want to accost Melanie, but he needed to speak with her.

 
Translations: Translations for: Accost

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tiltale, henvende sig til, antaste

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanklampen, klanten werven (prostituee)

Français (French)
v. tr. - accoster, aborder, (Jur) accoster

Deutsch (German)
v. - herantreten an, ansprechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πλησιάζω, προσεγγίζω, πλευρίζω, διπλαρώνω, απευθύνω το λόγο σε

Italiano (Italian)
abbordare, accostare, avvicinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aproximar-se, dirigir-se a alguém (para saudar), abordar

Русский (Russian)
обращаться к кому-то, пристать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - abordar, dirigirse a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tilltala, antasta

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
接近与之攀谈, 引诱, 面对, 勾引

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 接近與之攀談, 引誘, 面對, 勾引

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 다가가서 말을 걸다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 近寄って話しかける, 呼び止める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبادر بالكلام, مقترب منه ويخاطبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניגש אל, פנה אל, שידלה לזנות‬


 
 

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