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Webster 1913 Edition
Beset
Be-set′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Beset
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Besetting
.] [AS.
besettan
(akin to OHG. bisazjan
, G. besetzen
, D. bezetten
); pref. be-
+ settan
to set. See Set
.] 1.
To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
A robe of azure
beset
with drops of gold. Spectator.
The garden is so
beset
with all manner of sweet shrubs that it perfumes the air. Evelyn.
2.
To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.
“Beset with foes.” Milton.
Let thy troops
beset
our gates. Addison.
3.
To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; – said of dangers, obstacles, etc.
“Adam, sore beset, replied.” Milton.
“Beset with ills.” Addison.
“Incommodities which beset old age.” Burke.
4.
To occupy; to employ; to use up.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Syn. – To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege; encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press.
Webster 1828 Edition
Beset
BESET'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To surround; to inclose; to hem in; to besiege; as, we are beset with enemies; a city is beset with troops. Hence,2.
To press on all sides, so as to perplex; to entangle, so as to render escape difficult or impossible. Adam sore beset replied.
3.
To waylay.4.
To fall upon.Definition 2024
beset
beset
English
Verb
beset (third-person singular simple present besets, present participle besetting, simple past and past participle beset)
- (transitive) To surround or hem in
- (transitive) To attack, especially from all sides
- (transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc
- (nautical) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice
Translations
to surround or hem in
to attack, especially from all sides
to decorate something with jewels, etc.
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