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accost

[ uh-kawst, uh-kost ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to confront boldly:

    The beggar accosted me for money.

  2. to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark.
  3. (of prostitutes, procurers, etc.) to solicit for sexual purposes.


noun

  1. a greeting.

accost

/ əˈkɒst /

verb

  1. tr to approach, stop, and speak to (a person), as to ask a question, accuse of a crime, solicit sexually, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. rare.
    a greeting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • acˈcostable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ac·costa·ble adjective
  • unac·costa·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accost1

First recorded in 1570–80, accost is from the Late Latin word accostāre to be or put side by side. See ac-, coast
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accost1

C16: from Late Latin accostāre to place side by side, from Latin costa side, rib
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Example Sentences

Or, even more embarrassingly, she did and opted to accost Aslan about his religion regardless of the claims in his book.

The dreamer tries to help, and fends off a man who is about to accost her with lecherous intentions.

Yet how painful not to be allowed to call at a single house, or to accost a single person we met.

Toward noon a single man ventured out into the road to accost the cowboy.

Doubtless it never entered the Captain's head that any peasant would accost him about such a trifle as the ruin of his daughter.

He pretends to come out quite by accident, and will express great surprise when I accost him in the way I intend.

As I moved away, I saw one of the gamblers approach and accost him; then another of them; then the third.

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