accost
ac·cost
accost · accosts
An attackAn attack.
UK/əˈkɒst/US/əˈkɔst/
» The beggar accosted me for money.
Der Bettler bedrängte mich um Geld.
Meaning
2 senses(rare)Address; greeting.
An attack.
Examples
11 sentencesThe beggar accosted me for money.
deDer Bettler bedrängte mich um Geld. — Yorwba
He accosted me in the street.
Don't accost strangers on the street.
A passerby is accosting me in the street.
Ziri was suddenly accosted by a guard who searched him.
Origin
From Middle French accoster, acoster, from Old French acoster (“to stand beside”) (whenceFrom Middle French accoster, acoster, from Old French acoster (“to stand beside”) (whence Medieval Latin accostare), from Old French a- + coste (“side, flank”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source