accost
Use Accost in a sentence
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
4.
a greeting.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to approach, stop, and speak to (a person), as to ask a question, accuse of a crime, solicit sexually, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | rare a greeting |
| [C16: from Late Latin accostāre to place side by side, from Latin costa side, rib] | |
| ac'costable | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
accost
1570s, from M.Fr. accoster "move up to" (16c.), from L.L. accostare "come up to the side," from L. ad- "to" + costa "rib, side" (see coast). The original notion is of fleets of warships attacking an enemy's coast.
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Example sentences
Nevertheless, I was half minded to accost some passer-by and throw myself upon his mercy.
The costs you had in your attempt to accost of replacing a gravel driveway with a con-quire or begin a specific business.
Four swaggering youths in flip-flops accost your correspondent and demand to know what he is doing.
Lobbyists accost you from all corners.
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