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approach vs accost

accost vs approach

approach is a noun but accost is not a noun.

approach and accost both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
approach Yes No Yes No
accost No No Yes No
As verbs, accost is a hypernym of approach; that is, accost is a word with a broader meaning than approach:
  • approach: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
  • accost: speak to someone
Other hypernyms of approach include address, come up to.
approach (noun) accost (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
approach (verb) accost (verb)
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion approach with an offer of sexual favors
move towards speak to someone
come near in time
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
Difference between approach and accost

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