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accost in Russian

accost in Russian is загова́ривать, обраща́ться, приставать — accost means to walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.

accost in Russian

загова́ривать
verb
Pronounced: zagovarivat
обраща́ться
verb
Pronounced: obrashchatsya
приставать
verb
Pronounced: pristavat
(transitive) To speak to first; to address; to greet.

What does "accost" mean?

  1. verb To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
    "A beggar accosted me as soon as I stepped outside."
  2. verb To lie right next to something else, touching its edge.
  3. verb To sail close along the coastline or edge of something.
  4. verb To come close to someone or something.
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accost in a sentence

  • A beggar accosted me as soon as I stepped outside.

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What is "accost" in Russian?
"accost" in Russian is загова́ривать, обраща́ться, приставать. accost means: To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
How do you pronounce загова́ривать?
"accost" in Russian is загова́ривать, pronounced "zagovarivat".
Are there other ways to say "accost" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 3 translations listed for "accost": загова́ривать, обраща́ться, приставать.
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