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accost vs approach

approach vs accost

accost is not a noun while approach is a noun.

accost and approach both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accost No No Yes No
approach Yes No Yes No
As verbs, approach is a hyponym of accost; that is, approach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accost:
  • accost: speak to someone
  • approach: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
Other hyponyms of accost include greet, recognise, recognize.
accost (noun) approach (noun)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
a way of entering or leaving
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
a close approximation
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
the event of one object coming closer to another
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
accost (verb) approach (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
speak to someone move towards
come near in time
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
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