accost

ac·cost

 (ə-kôst′, ə-kŏst′)

tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs

1. To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request.

2. To approach and speak to with the intent of having sex.

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[French accoster, from Old French, from Medieval Latin accostāre, to adjoin : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin costa, side; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]

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accost

(əˈkɒst)

vb

(tr) to approach, stop, and speak to (a person), as to ask a question, accuse of a crime, solicit sexually, etc

n

rare a greeting

[C16: from Late Latin accostāre to place side by side, from Latin costa side, rib]

acˈcostable adj

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ac•cost

(əˈkɔst, əˈkɒst)

v.t.

1. to confront boldly.

2. to approach with a greeting, question, or remark.

[1570–80; < Late Latin accostāre to be or put side by side. See ac-, coast]

ac•cost′a•ble, adj.

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accost

Past participle: accosted
Gerund: accosting

Imperative

accost

accost

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accost - speak to someone       come up to, address greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone approach - make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
	2.	accost - approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" solicit, hook snare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

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accost

verb confront, challenge, address, stop, approach, oppose, halt, greet, hail, solicit (as a prostitute), buttonhole I told them that a man had accosted me in the street.

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accost

verb

1. To approach for the purpose of speech:

greet, hail, salute.

2. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:

confront, encounter, face, front.

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Translations

يَدْنُو مِن شَخْص وَيُخَاطِبُهُ

obtěžovatpřistoupit a oslovit

antastetiltale

anreden

πιάνω κουβέντα

aborderaccosterinterpeller

leszólít

abbast upp á

abbordarerivolgere la parola

prikibtiužkabinti

piesieties

antastetiltale

заговариватьобращаться

osloviť

yaklaşmakyolunu kesmek

拦截搭话搭讪

accost

[əˈkɒst] VT → abordar
he accosted me in the street → me abordó en la calle, se dirigió a mí en la calle
he accosted me for a light → se acercó a mí para pedir fuego

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accost

[əˈkɒst] vt → accoster, aborder

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accost

vt → ansprechen, anpöbeln (pej)

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accost

[əˈkɒst] vt (confront) → abbordare; (approach) → avvicinare

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accost

(əˈkost) verb

to approach and speak to, especially in an unfriendly way. I was accosted in the street by four men with guns. bydam يَدْنُو مِن شَخْص وَيُخَاطِبُهُ обръщам се към abordar obtěžovat, přistoupit a oslovit anreden antaste; tiltale πλευρίζω, πλησιάζω απειλητικά abordar kõnetama مواجه شدن puhutella epäystävällisesti accoster לִפנוֹת בְּגָסוּת/בְּאִיוּם संबोधन करना osloviti leszólít menghampiri, menyapa abbast upp á avvicinare 話しかける (모르는 사람이) 다가와서 말을 걸다 prikibti, užkabinti piesieties didatangi aanklampentiltale; antastezaczepić مخامخ كيدل abordar a acosta приставать osloviť, zastaviť nadlegovati, ogovoriti prići neprijateljski antasta ทักด้วยท่าทีที่ไม่สุภาพหรือขู่ให้กลัว yaklaşmak, yolunu kesmek (不友善地)搭話，搭訕 чіплятися نزدیک آ کے بولنا ، ٹوکنا bắt chuyện 拦截搭话，搭讪

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