Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to accost
Participle: accosted
Gerund: accosting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | accost |
| you | accost |
| he;she;it | accosts |
| we | accost |
| you | accost |
| they | accost |
Perfect
| I | have accosted |
| you | have accosted |
| he;she;it | has accosted |
| we | have accosted |
| you | have accosted |
| they | have accosted |
Past
| I | accosted |
| you | accosted |
| he;she;it | accosted |
| we | accosted |
| you | accosted |
| they | accosted |
Pluperfect
| I | had accosted |
| you | had accosted |
| he;she;it | had accosted |
| we | had accosted |
| you | had accosted |
| they | had accosted |
Future
| I | will accost |
| you | will accost |
| he;she;it | will accost |
| we | will accost |
| you | will accost |
| they | will accost |
Future Perfect
| I | will have accosted |
| you | will have accosted |
| he;she;it | will have accosted |
| we | will have accosted |
| you | will have accosted |
| they | will have accosted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | accost |
| you | accost |
| he;she;it | accost |
| we | accost |
| you | accost |
| they | accost |
Perfect
| I | have accosted |
| you | have accosted |
| he;she;it | have accosted |
| we | have accosted |
| you | have accosted |
| they | have accosted |
Imperfect
| I | accosted |
| you | accosted |
| he;she;it | accosted |
| we | accosted |
| you | accosted |
| they | accosted |
Pluperfect
| I | had accosted |
| you | had accosted |
| he;she;it | had accosted |
| we | had accosted |
| you | had accosted |
| they | had accosted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would accost |
| you | would accost |
| he;she;it | would accost |
| we | would accost |
| you | would accost |
| they | would accost |
Perfect
| I | would have accosted |
| you | would have accosted |
| he;she;it | would have accosted |
| we | would have accosted |
| you | would have accosted |
| they | would have accosted |
Imperative
| you | accost |
| we | Let's accost |
| you | accost |
Verbs conjugated like 'accost'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'accost'
accoast,
accent,
accept,
access,
accoil,
accoll,
accompt,
accord,
account,
accourt,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- approach
- proposition, halt, waylay, solicit, entice, confront, face
- greet
- address, welcome, salute, meet
Antonyms
- approach
- recession, egress, exit, leave
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle French accoster, acoster, from Old French acoster (“to stand beside”) (whence Medieval Latin accostare), from Old French a- + coste (“side, flank”). See: Old French '
acoster'.
Verbs referencing "accost"
Spanish
acostar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] and a challenge followed; the friends of both parties tried to arrange the affair, but failed to do so. On Friday evening, about seven o’clock, Major Gally met Mr. P. Arpin in Chatres Street, and accosted him. “ Are you Mr. Arpin?”
(American Notes for General Circulation)