Accost

Accost refers to the act of approaching someone boldly or aggressively, usually with the intention of speaking to them. It implies an abrupt or sometimes unwelcome approach, often in a direct or confrontational manner. Accosting someone generally involves initiating a conversation or interaction in a way that might be perceived as intrusive or forward, and can sometimes carry a negative connotation if done inappropriately. In Indonesian, accost can be translated as menyapa secara tiba-tiba or mendekati dengan lancang.

Synonyms:

• Approach
• Confront
• Address
• Speak to
• Hail
• Accost
• Meet
• Engage
• Contact
• Challenge
• Greet
• Stop
• Call out to
• Intercept
• Approach abruptly

Sentences Using “Accost”:

1. A stranger accosted me on the street, asking for directions to the nearest subway.
2. She was accosted by a man outside the store who claimed to know her from a previous meeting.
3. He was accosted by reporters as he left the courthouse.
4. I tried to ignore the person who accosted me in the parking lot, but he wouldn’t let me go.
5. The salesman accosted every customer who walked into the shop, offering them a special deal.
6. A beggar accosted us on the corner, asking for spare change.
7. The police officer accosted the suspect as he was leaving the scene of the crime.
8. He felt uncomfortable when a stranger accosted him at the bar with strange questions.
9. She accosted her old friend in the street, eager to catch up after years of no contact.
10. They were accosted by a man claiming to represent a charity, but his intentions seemed suspicious.

Related Words:

• Confront
• Address
• Approach
• Greet
• Hail
• Intercept
• Speak to
• Engage
• Stop
• Challenge
• Encounter
• Approach abruptly
• Contact
• Call out to
• Intrude

Phrasal Verbs Related to “Accost”:

• Approach with (to approach someone with a specific purpose or intention)
• Speak up to (to address someone in an open or direct way)
• Come up to (to approach someone directly and often suddenly)
• Call out to (to accost someone from a distance, often in an attempt to get their attention)
• Step up to (to approach someone in a direct manner, often for a conversation)
• Walk up to (to approach or accost someone while walking toward them)
• Turn to (to suddenly address or accost someone)
• Stop someone (to accost someone by halting them in their tracks)
• Engage with (to approach and start a conversation with someone, often to interact)
• Break the silence (to accost someone in order to start a conversation, breaking an existing quiet moment)

Idiomatic Expressions Related to “Accost”:

• Stop in your tracks (to be halted suddenly, often by someone who accosts you)
• Throw someone off balance (to cause someone to feel disoriented, often because they were accosted unexpectedly)
• Catch someone off guard (to surprise someone by accosting them when they least expect it)
• Out of the blue (to approach or accost someone unexpectedly)
• Take someone by surprise (to approach or accost someone without warning, causing surprise)
• Come out of nowhere (to accost someone or appear suddenly, often startling them)
• Get in someone’s face (to approach someone aggressively or confrontationally, similar to accosting them)
• Make a beeline for (to approach someone quickly and directly, often for an interaction)
• On the spot (to accost someone suddenly, often requiring immediate attention or action)
• Pull someone aside (to approach someone and engage them privately, sometimes in a more subtle way than accosting)