beset

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪˈsɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

beset (third-person singular simple present besets, present participle besetting, simple past and past participle beset)

1. (transitive) To surround or hem in
2. (transitive) To attack, especially from all sides
3. (transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc
4. (nautical) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice

Translations

to surround or hem in

• Bulgarian: обсаждам (bg) (obsaždam), обкръжавам (bg) (obkrǎžavam)
• Estonian: ümber piirama (et)
• Portuguese: cercar (pt)

• Romanian: împresura (ro)
• Russian: окружать (ru) (okružátʹ), теснить (ru) (tesnítʹ)
• Spanish: cercar (es), sitiar (es)

to attack, especially from all sides

• Russian: осаждать (ru) (osaždátʹ), теснить (ru) (tesnítʹ)

to decorate something with jewels etc

• Russian: украшать (ru) (ukrašátʹ)

get trapped by ice

• Finnish: juuttua jäihin

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• Italian: assalire (it)

Anagrams

• beest
• beets