The term refers to the three witches who accost Macbeth.
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Accost
//əˈkɔst//
Synonyms for "accost" (82 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (41)
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Translations
56 translations across 20 languages.
Bashkir
2 entries- һүҙ ҡушыу verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
- өндәшеү verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
Bulgarian
3 entries- акостирам verb (archaic or obsolete: to join side to side; to border)
- заговарям verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
- обръщам се към verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
Catalan
3 entries- abordar verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- adreçar-se verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
- insinuar-se verb (to solicit sexually)
Czech
4 entries- dorážet verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- dotírat verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- nabízet se verb (to solicit sexually)
- obtěžovat verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
Danish
2 entries- antaste verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- antaste verb (to assault)
Dutch
1 entries- aanklampen verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
Finnish
4 entries- puhutella verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
- tervehtiä verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
- tiukata verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- vaatia verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
French
3 entries- aborder verb (archaic or obsolete: to sail along the coast or side of)
- aborder verb (archaic or obsolete: to approach, come up to)
- accoster verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
German
1 entries- bedrängen verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
Hungarian
4 entries- leszólít verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
- leszólít verb (to solicit sexually)
- letámad verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- letámad verb (to assault)
Italian
4 entries- accostare verb (archaic or obsolete: to join side to side; to border)
- affrontare verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- aggredire verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- inveire verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
Latin
3 entries- affor verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- affor verb (archaic or obsolete: to join side to side; to border)
- affor verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
Māori
1 entries- aropā verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
Norman
1 entries- achîtrer verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- angripe verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- angripe verb (to assault)
- antaste verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
Polish
1 entries- zaczepiać verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
Portuguese
2 entries- abordar verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- acostar verb (archaic or obsolete: to join side to side; to border)
Russian
3 entries- загова́ривать verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- обраща́ться verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- приставать verb (to solicit sexually)
Spanish
2 entries- acometer verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
- embestir verb (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request)
Swedish
1 entries- tilltala verb (to speak to first, to address, to greet)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
You never know who might accost you on a dark street.
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That vulgar person might accost me again, and I have no time to waste in combat.
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Let's accost someone.
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