accost

ac·cost

A0043900 (ə-kôst′, ə-kŏst′)tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs 1. To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request.2. To approach and speak to with the intent of having sex.

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[French accoster, from Old French, from Medieval Latin accostāre, to adjoin : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin costa, side; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]

accost

(əˈkɒst) vb (tr) to approach, stop, and speak to (a person), as to ask a question, accuse of a crime, solicit sexually, etcnrare a greeting[C16: from Late Latin accostāre to place side by side, from Latin costa side, rib] acˈcostable adj

ac•cost

(əˈkɔst, əˈkɒst)

v.t. 1. to confront boldly. 2. to approach with a greeting, question, or remark. [1570–80; < Late Latin accostāre to be or put side by side. See ac-, coast] ac•cost′a•ble, adj.

accost

Past participle: accosted
Gerund: accosting

Imperative
accost
accost

Present
I accost
you accost
he/she/it accosts
we accost
you accost
they accost

Preterite
I accosted
you accosted
he/she/it accosted
we accosted
you accosted
they accosted

Present Continuous
I am accosting
you are accosting
he/she/it is accosting
we are accosting
you are accosting
they are accosting

Present Perfect
I have accosted
you have accosted
he/she/it has accosted
we have accosted
you have accosted
they have accosted

Past Continuous
I was accosting
you were accosting
he/she/it was accosting
we were accosting
you were accosting
they were accosting

Past Perfect
I had accosted
you had accosted
he/she/it had accosted
we had accosted
you had accosted
they had accosted

Future
I will accost
you will accost
he/she/it will accost
we will accost
you will accost
they will accost

Future Perfect
I will have accosted
you will have accosted
he/she/it will have accosted
we will have accosted
you will have accosted
they will have accosted

Future Continuous
I will be accosting
you will be accosting
he/she/it will be accosting
we will be accosting
you will be accosting
they will be accosting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been accosting
you have been accosting
he/she/it has been accosting
we have been accosting
you have been accosting
they have been accosting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been accosting
you will have been accosting
he/she/it will have been accosting
we will have been accosting
you will have been accosting
they will have been accosting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been accosting
you had been accosting
he/she/it had been accosting
we had been accosting
you had been accosting
they had been accosting

Conditional
I would accost
you would accost
he/she/it would accost
we would accost
you would accost
they would accost

Past Conditional
I would have accosted
you would have accosted
he/she/it would have accosted
we would have accosted
you would have accosted
they would have accosted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accost - speak to someone come up to, addressgreet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someoneapproach - make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
	2.	accost - approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"solicit, hooksnare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

accost

verb confront, challenge, address, stop, approach, oppose, halt, greet, hail, solicit (as a prostitute), buttonhole I told them that a man had accosted me in the street.

accost

verb1. To approach for the purpose of speech:greet, hail, salute.2. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:confront, encounter, face, front.

Translations

拦截搭话搭讪

accost

(əˈkost) verb to approach and speak to, especially in an unfriendly way. I was accosted in the street by four men with guns. (不友善地)搭話，搭訕 拦截搭话，搭讪