accost

verb/əˈkɒst/CEFR C2

অচেনা কাউকে হঠাৎ থামিয়ে কথা বলা

Meaning

To stop and speak to someone boldly, in a way they may find unwelcome.

Example sentences

  • A stranger accosted him outside the station.স্টেশনের বাইরে এক অচেনা লোক তাকে থামিয়ে কথা বলে।
  • She was accosted by two reporters.দুই সাংবাদিক তাকে ঘিরে ধরে।

Word forms

past tense
accosted
-ing form
accosting

A common mistake

He accosted his friend warmly at the wedding.→He greeted his friend warmly at the wedding.

Accosting is unwanted — a stranger stepping into your path. Meeting someone you know is greeting them. The word carries enough menace that police reports use it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: waylay, approach

Antonyms: avoid

Similar words, and what each means

  • waylay

    পথ আটকে ধরা

    To stop someone on their way, either to attack them or to talk to them.

  • approach

    দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি, পন্থা

    A particular way of dealing with a problem or task.

Opposite words

  • avoid

    এড়িয়ে চলা

    To keep away from something or prevent it from happening.

Check yourself

  1. “accost” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • মেনে নেওয়া, ছাড় দেওয়া, স্বীকার করা
    • • (রায়) বাতিল করা, উল্টে দেওয়া
    • • অচেনা কাউকে হঠাৎ থামিয়ে কথা বলা
    • • ঘোড়ার মৃদু ডাক
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    অচেনা কাউকে হঠাৎ থামিয়ে কথা বলা — accost (verb) — অচেনা কাউকে হঠাৎ থামিয়ে কথা বলা. To stop and speak to someone boldly, in a way they may find unwelcome.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “accost”?

    • • sell
    • • estimate
    • • hunt
    • • waylay
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    waylay — waylay — পথ আটকে ধরা. To stop someone on their way, either to attack them or to talk to them.

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