What does being accosted mean?

[angryelephant726]

To accost is to approach someone aggressively or confront them in an inappropriate way. Accost describes a confrontation — one that's often aggressive in nature. You're likely to be accosted by angry picketers if you wear your finest fur coat to a march against animal cruelty.

[happymeercat282]

Examples of accost in a Sentence He was accosted by three gang members on the subway. She was so famous that people would accost her on the street and ask for an autograph.

Also, what is the synonym of accosted? Synonyms. greet address recognize approach come up to come come up recognise. Antonyms. go dishonor ignore decertify reject.

In respect to this, what does accosted mean in literature?

verb (used with object) to confront boldly: The beggar accosted me for money. to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark. (of prostitutes, procurers, etc.) to solicit for sexual purposes.

Does it suffice meaning?

1. intransitive verb [no cont] If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfill a need. [formal] A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.