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besætte

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German besetten, from Old Saxon *bisettian, from Proto-West Germanic *bisattjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (to beset, set around), cognate with German besetzen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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besætte (imperative besæt, infinitive at besætte, present tense besætter, past tense besatte, perfect tense besat)

  1. to occupy (a space or a territory)
  2. to squat (to occupy without permission)
  3. to obsess (a mind)
  4. to possess (of a spirit)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of besætte
active passive
present besætter besættes
past besatte besattes
infinitive besætte besættes
imperative besæt
participle
present besættende
past besat
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund besætten

Derived terms

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References

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