ansätta

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

an (at) +‎ sätta (set)

Verb[edit]

ansätta (present ansätter, preterite ansatte, supine ansatt, imperative ansätt)

  1. to beset, to attack (trouble, harshly criticize, etc.)
    Han var ansatt av djupa tvivel
    He was beset by deep doubts
    Journalisterna ansatte honom med frågor kring skandalen
    The journalists pressed him with questions about the scandal
  2. (technical) to place, to fit (some component, somewhere)

Usage notes[edit]

Like beset, but also idiomatic in the sense of "he beset (pressed, etc.) him."

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