Meaning of 話し掛ける in Japanese

Definition of 話し掛ける

はなしかける(hanashikakeru) 【話し掛ける ·話しかける】

(v1, vt) to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
男が近づいて私に話しかけた。
A man came up and spoke to me.

彼女かのじょは彼かれが他のほか女の子おんなのこに話し掛けると嫉妬しっとしたする。

She was jealous when he talked to another girl.

彼女かのじょに話し掛けるのはよそうよす。

Let's not talk to her.

彼女かのじょには話し掛ける人ひとがいないいる。

She has no one to speak to.

He will not listen to any of us; you might as well talk to a figure of stone.

He made as if to speak to me but said nothing.

It would be better for you to speak to him.

マイクは由美に話し掛けるのがたのしかった。

It was pleasant for Mike to talk to Yumi.