What does accost mean?
Definitions for accost
əˈkɔst, əˈkɒstac·cost
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Princeton's WordNet
address, accost, come up toverb
speak to someone
hook, solicit, accostverb
approach with an offer of sexual favors
"he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
Wiktionary
accostverb
To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
accostverb
To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.
accostverb
To approach; to come up to.
accostverb
To speak to first; to address; to greet.
accostverb
To adjoin; to lie alongside.
accostverb
To solicit sexually.
Etymology: * First attested in the 1570's.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ACCOSTverb
To speak to first; to address; to salute.
Etymology: accoster, Fr.
You mistake, knight: accost her, front her, board her, woo her, assail her. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.
At length, collecting all his serpent wiles,
With soothing words renew’d, him thus accosts. Parad. Reg.I first accosted him: I su’d, I sought,
And, with a loving force, to Pheneus brought. John Dryden, Æneid.
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accost
To accost is to approach or confront someone aggressively or boldly, often with a demand or request. It also refers to initiating a conversation with someone, usually in a challenging or intrusive manner.
accost
Accost means to approach and address someone boldly or aggressively, often in an unwelcome or challenging nature. It can also simply mean to approach someone with a request or demand.
Webster Dictionary
Accostverb
to join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of
Accostverb
to approach; to make up to
Accostverb
to speak to first; to address; to greet
Accostverb
to adjoin; to lie alongside
Accostnoun
address; greeting
Etymology: [F. accoster, LL. accostare to bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See Coast, and cf. Accoast.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Accost
ak-kost′, v.t. to speak first to: to address.—ns. Accost′, Accost′ing (obs.), address: greeting.—adj. Accost′able, easy of access. [O. Fr. acoster—Low L. accostāre, to be side by side—L. ad, to, costa, a side.]
Anagrams for accost »
coacts
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of accost in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of accost in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- заговарям, акостирам, обръщам се къмBulgarian
- abordarSpanish
- tiukata, puhutella, vaatia, tervehtiäFinnish
- accosterFrench
- संभाषण करनाHindi
- affrontare, molestare, salutare, inveire, accostare, aggredireItalian
- afforLatin
- aanklampenDutch
- zaczepiaćPolish
- abordar, acostarPortuguese
- заговаривать, обращатьсяRussian
- tilltalaSwedish
- accostUrdu
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