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
- verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
- verb To join side to side; to border.
- verb To sail along the coast or side of.
- verb To approach; to come up to.
approach — full definition
- verb To move closer to something or someone.
- verb To speak to someone, often to make a request or start a conversation.
- noun A way of dealing with or thinking about something.