accost

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ə.ˈkɔst/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ə.ˈkɒst/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧cost

Verb

Plain form accost

Third-person singular accosts

Past tense accosted

Past participle accosted

Present participle accosting

1. (transitive) If you accost someone, you start talking to them.
2. (transitive) If you accost someone, you ask someone to have sex with you for money.
   • Synonym: solicit