accost

(ə-kôst', ə-kŏst')
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.]

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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.

v

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

IN BRIEF: To suddenly approach another to speak.

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

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For a list of words related to accost, see:

• Attacks - accost: (vb) approach in challenging manner
• Violent Actions - accost: approach forcibly

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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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