Accost

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: पास आकर बात करना (paas aakar baat karna), अक्सर अनचाही बात करना – To approach someone and speak in an often bold or aggressive way.

Pronunciation

[uh-kawst]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Confront – सामना करना (saamna karna)
Approach – नजदीक जाना (najdik jaana)

Related Words

Address – संबोधित करना (sambodhit karna)
Challenge – चुनौती देना (chunauti dena)

Word Origin

“Accost” Latin aur French se aaya hai. Latin mein “ad-” ka matlab hai “toward” aur “costa” ka matlab hai “rib” ya paas jana.

Word Family

Verb: Accost – पास आकर बात करना (paas aakar baat karna)

Usage Examples

1. Sadak par kisi ajnabi ne usse accost kiya aur sawal pucha.

– A stranger accosted him on the road and asked a question.

2. Journalists ne usko office ke bahar accost kiya interview ke liye.

– Journalists accosted him outside the office for an interview.

Cultural Note

India mein bhi kuch log accost karte hain jab wo kisi political ya celebrity figure se milte hain, unse turant sawal puchte hain ya unka attention lene ki koshish karte hain.

In Context

“Accost” ka istemaal aksar media aur journalism mein hota hai jab reporters ya log kisi public figure se direct aur unexpected sawal puchte hain.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Accost” ka matlab kya hai?

To approach boldly (बोल्ड तरीके से पास जाना)

To ignore (नजरअंदाज करना)

To listen quietly (शांति से सुनना)

To avoid (बचना)

‘To approach boldly’ sahi jawab hai kyunki accost ka matlab kisi ke paas jaakar directly baat karna hota hai.

“Accost” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

French (फ्रेंच)

Latin (लैटिन)

Greek (ग्रीक)

German (जर्मन)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki accost ka origin Latin aur French se hai.

Accost ka opposite kya ho sakta hai?

Approach (पास जाना)

Confront (सामना करना)

Greet (अभिवादन करना)

Avoid (बचना)

‘Avoid’ sahi jawab hai kyunki accost ka matlab hai paas jaakar directly baat karna aur iska opposite avoid ya door rehna hai.