ansprechen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accost verb To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
- address noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
- appeal noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
- bespeak verb To talk about or describe something.
- broach verb To bring up a sensitive or difficult topic for discussion.
- raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
Senses
ansprechen is used for these senses in English:
- address (transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
- bespeak (transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak to; address.
- broach (transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).
- raise To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
accost — full definition
- verb To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
- verb To lie right next to something else, touching its edge.
- verb To sail close along the coastline or edge of something.
- verb To come close to someone or something.
address — full definition
- noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
- noun A formal speech given to an audience.
- noun (computing) A code identifying a specific location in memory or on a network.
- verb To speak directly to a person or group.
- verb To deal with or attempt to solve an issue.
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