pristupiti

1. (+ dat.) to approach; to come up to
   Jedan čovek mi je pristupio na ulici. — A man came up to me in the street.
2. (to an organization) to join; to accede to
   Srbija želi da pristupi Evropskoj uniji. — Serbia wants to join the European Union.
   Prošle godine je pristupio stranci. — He joined the party last year.
3. (of data, systems) to access
   Nisam mogao da pristupim svom nalogu. — I couldn't access my account.
4. (to a task) to set about; to proceed to
   Odmah smo pristupili poslu. — We set about the work right away.
   Student nije pristupio ispitu. — The student didn't sit the exam.

Takes the dative: pristupiti nekome/nečemu; the imperfective is pristupati.