How do you pronounce accost?

accost is pronounced as /əˈkɒst/.

🚶‍♂️accost

verb

/əˈkɒst/

to approach and speak to someone boldly or aggressively

The reporter was accosted by protesters outside the courthouse.

confront, approach, address, hail, stop

avoid, ignore, evade

accost someone, accost on the street, suddenly accost, accosted by

to take someone's position of power illegally or by force

to impart knowledge or skill to someone by instruction or example

to prepare and issue a book, journal, or piece of information for public distribution

Past tense of nonplus; surprised and confused.

To run hurriedly with short, quick steps; or to deliberately sink a ship.

to limit or restrict something within boundaries