accosts
Approaches and addresses
Accosts is the third-person singular of accost, meaning to approach and speak to someone, typically in a bold or unwelcome manner.
The word often implies confrontation or intrusion: A stranger accosted me on the street asking for money.
While technically neutral, accost usually suggests the approach was aggressive, inappropriate, or uninvited.
approach
Way of handling something
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
- challengeTest of ability
- intimidateInstill fear to control
harass · intercept · waylay · buttonhole · importune · beset · molest · pester · badger · hound
proposition
Statement expressing a judgment
panhandle · beg · entreaty · petition · implore · beseech · appeal · request · plead · canvass