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acometer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accost verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
  • approach verb To move closer to something or someone.
  • attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  • charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  • pounce verb To leap suddenly on something in order to seize it.
  • tackle verb To confront and deal with a difficult problem or task head-on.
  • undertake verb To take on a task or responsibility and commit to completing it.

Senses

acometer is used for these senses in English:

  • attempt (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
  • charge (military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
  • pounce (intransitive) To attack suddenly by leaping.
  • tackle To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
  • undertake (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).

accost — full definition

  1. verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
  2. verb To join side to side; to border.
  3. verb To sail along the coast or side of.
  4. verb To approach; to come up to.

approach — full definition

  1. verb To move closer to something or someone.
  2. verb To speak to someone, often to make a request or start a conversation.
  3. noun A way of dealing with or thinking about something.

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