accost

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Accost this one, and ask him if he often suffers from the exposure which he is obliged to undergo.”

From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Frere, M.

Accost, ak-kost′, v.t. to speak first to: to address.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Now having obtained this much longed, and long Prayed for priviledge; We cannot forbear any longer, humbly, to Accost and Address this Venerable Assembly, with a free and Ingenuous Representation of our Minds and Desires.

From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Accost the gents and tell them, from a lady, 'that they were gone to Monte Carlo.'

From The Crystal Stopper by Leblanc, Maurice

This, from a simple courtier, Is all the Laws require: “But, should you wish to do the thing With out-and-out politeness, Accost him as ‘My Goblin King!’

From Rhyme? And Reason? by Carroll, Lewis