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1. (v.t.) beset
to attack on all sides:
The foe beset them.
2. beset
to surround; hem in:
a village beset by dense forest.
3. beset
to stud:
a gold bracelet beset with jewels.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
2. (verb) beset, set upon
assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
3. (verb) encrust, incrust, beset
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. beset
of Beset
2. (verb) beset
to set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects
3. (verb) beset
to hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade
4. (verb) beset
to set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc
5. (verb) beset
to occupy; to employ; to use up
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Sense: to attack on all sides
beset by thieves.
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 Afrikaans: beset, omring |
 Arabic: يُهاجِمُ مِن جَميعِ الجِه |
 Bulgarian: обкръжавам |
 Brazilian: cercar |
 Czech: obklopit, obklíčit |
 German: umgeben |
 Danish: plage |
 Greek: επιτίθεμαι από όλες τις π |
 Spanish: cercar, asediar |
 Estonian: sisse piirama |
 Farsi: از هر سو تاختن بر؛ محاصره |
 Finnish: saartaa |
 French: assaillir |
 Hebrew: לְהָצִיק |
 Hindi: टूट पड़ना |
 Croatian: opsjednuti |
 Hungarian: körülvesz |
 Indonesian: menyerang |
 Icelandic: ásækja úr öllum áttum; um |
 Italian: assalire |
 Japanese: 包囲する |
 Korean: 포위 공격하다 |
 Lithuanian: (api)pulti, apnikti |
 Latvian: aplenkt; apstāt |
 Malay: menyerang dari segenap pe |
 Dutch: van alle kanten aanvallen |
 Norwegian: beleire, angripe |
 Polish: osaczyć |
 Persian: از هر سو تاختن بر؛ محاصره |
 Portuguese: cercar |
 Romanian: aîncolţi |
 Russian: окружать |
 Slovak: obkľúčiť |
 Slovenian: planiti |
 Serbian: pritesniti |
 Swedish: belägra, omringa |
 Thai: ห้อมล้อมด้วย |
 Turkish: saldırmak, hücum etmek |
 Taiwanese: 圍攻 |
 Ukrainian: облягати, оточувати |
 Urdu: چاروں طرف سے ٹوٹ پڑنا |
 Vietnamese: bao vây |
 Chinese: 围攻，困扰 |
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