"accost" meaning in Englisch

See accost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: əˈkɒst Audio: En-us-accost.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present accost, he accosts, she accosts, it accosts, simple past accosted, present participle accosting, past participle accosted
  1. (forsch) ansprechen, anpöbeln, anquatschen, oft mit der Bitte um etwas
    Sense id: de-accost-en-verb-DcTx0Sxj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: confront Translations ((forsch) ansprechen, anpöbeln, anquatschen, oft mit der Bitte um etwas): ansprechen (Deutsch), anpöbeln (Deutsch), anquatschen (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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