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Definition of accost verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

accost

verb

NAmE//əˈkɔst//

, NAmE//əˈkɑst//

accost somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they accost

he / she / it accosts

past simple accosted

-ing form accosting

to go up to someone and speak to them, especially in a way that is rude or threatening She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger.

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