Accost - English meaning
Accost – definitions in English dictionary
verbTo approach or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way
Usage examples:
They were accosted at a bus stop by someone who said he needed money.
Accost translation into English
Accost: translate from English into Chinese
招呼
Accost: translate from English into Dutch
Aanklampen, Aanspreken, Het woord richten tot
Accost: translate from English into French
Accoster, Aborder
Accost: translate from English into German
Ansprechen, Anreden
Accost: translate from English into Hindi
संभाषण करना, बोलना, अभिवादन, सलाम, नमस्कार, नमसते, पहले टोकना, पहले बोलना
Accost: translate from English into Italian
Avvicinarsi, Accostare, Abbordare, Avvicinare
Accost: translate from English into Korean
인사, 가까이 가서 말을 걸다, 말을 걸다, 거지가 남에게 말을걸다
Accost: translate from English into Russian
Приставать, Обращаться, Обращаться к, Подойти и заговорить, Обращение, Приветствие
Accost: translate from English into Spanish
Abordar, Acercarse a, Dirigirse a, Saludo
Word origin
late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘lie or go alongside’): from French accoster, from Italian accostare, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + costa ‘rib, side’.
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