accost

verb

/əˈkɒst/

/əˈkɔːst/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they accost	/əˈkɒst/ /əˈkɔːst/
he / she / it accosts	/əˈkɒsts/ /əˈkɔːsts/
past simple accosted	/əˈkɒstɪd/ /əˈkɔːstɪd/
past participle accosted	/əˈkɒstɪd/ /əˈkɔːstɪd/
-ing form accosting	/əˈkɒstɪŋ/ /əˈkɔːstɪŋ/

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accost somebody to go up to somebody and speak to them, especially in a way that is rude or frightening（贸然）上前搭讪；（唐突地）走近谈话
- She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger.在街上，一个完全陌生的人贸然走到她跟前搭讪。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘lie or go alongside’): from French accoster, from Italian accostare, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + costa ‘rib, side’.