Definition
Third-person singular present tense of accost; he/she/it approaches and addresses someone.
Etymology
The regular third-person singular form of the verb accost, formed by adding -s to the base verb in present tense.
Kelly Says
In modern usage, when someone 'accosts' another person, it often implies something slightly sketchy or unwanted—you don't usually say 'she warmly accosted him.' The word carries connotations of boldness that isn't always welcome.
Translations
ARالعربية
يقترب
yiqtaɾabu
BNবাংলা
নিকটবর্তী
nikṭôbôrti
CACatalà
s'acosta
səkɔsˈta
CSČeština
přiblíží se
pɾ̩ˈbliːʒiː sɛ
DADansk
nærmer sig
næɐ̯ˀmɐ sɪ
DEDeutsch
anspricht
anˈʃpʁɪçt
ELΕλληνικά
πλησιάζει
pliˈsiazi
FAفارسی
نزدیک می شود
nazdīk mī šavad
FISuomi
lähestyy
læhestyː
HIहिन्दी
निकट आता है
nikat ātā hai
HUMagyar
közeledik
køzɛdlɛk
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendekati
məndəˈkati
ITItaliano
avvicina
avviˈtʃiːna
KO한국어
접근하다
jip-geun-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mendekati
məndəˈkati
MYမြန်မာ
နီးနီးရှိနေတယ်
nì nì ʃì nè dè
NLNederlands
nadert
naːˈdɛrt
NONorsk
nærmer seg
næɾmər sɛɡ
PLPolski
zbliża się
zˈbliʐa ɕɛ
PTPortuguês
aborda
a.bɔɾˈda
RORomână
se apropie
se aproˈpie
RUРусский
подходит
pɐdˈxodit
SVSvenska
närmar sig
næːrmar sɪɡ
SWKiswahili
karibu
kaɾibu
TAதமிழ்
நெருங்குகிறது
neṟuṅgukiṟatu
TEతెలుగు
సమీపిస్తుంది
samīpiṣṭundi
TLTL
lumalapit
luˈmalapit
TRTürkçe
yaklaşır
jaklaʃɯɾ
UKУкраїнська
підходить
pidxodit
URاردو
قریب آتا ہے
qarīb ātā hai
VITiếng Việt
tiếp cận
tʰi̯əp t͡ɕɨn