| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Accost.[Websters]
2. To have addressed or apostrophized. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have saluted, complimented or congratulated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To have moored or joined. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have greeted or hailed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To have started or broached. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have passed, reached or alighted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have called, shouted, asked or inquired. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have interrogated or interpellated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have solicited or importuned.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb accost.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (accost) | 1. Speak to someone.[Wordnet]. 2. Approach with an offer of sexual favors.[Wordnet]. 3. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.[Websters]. 4. To approach; to make up to.[Websters]. 5. To speak to first; to address; to greet.[Websters]. 6. To adjoin; to lie alongside.[Websters]. 7. Base verb from the following inflections: accosting, accosted, accosts, accoster, accosters, accostingly and accostedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.[Websters]. | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ACCOSTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ACCOSTED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Address; first spoken to. In heraldry, being side by side.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side. (references) | 2: [Verb] Simple past and past participle of to accost. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
