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- DictionaryBe·set/bəˈset/
verb
- 1. (of a problem or difficulty) trouble or threaten persistently: "the social problems that beset the inner city"
- 2. be covered or studded with: archaic "blades of grass beset with glistening drops of dew"
BESET meaning: 1. having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes…. Learn more.
Definitions of beset. verb. assail or attack on all sides. synonyms: set upon. see more. verb. annoy continually or chronically. synonyms: chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke. see more.
verb. /bɪˈset/ [usually passive] (formal) Verb Forms. to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way. The team was beset by injury all season. It's one of the most difficult problems besetting our modern way of life. a life beset with financial worries. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
1. To attack from all sides. 2. To trouble persistently; harass. See Synonyms at attack. 3. To hem in; surround: "the mountains which beset it round" (Nathaniel Hawthorne). 4. To stud, as with jewels. [Middle English bisetten, from Old English besettan; see sed- in Indo-European roots .] be·set′ment n.
BESET definition: If problems beset you, they cause you continuing difficulties: . Learn more.
1 day ago · beset in British English. (bɪˈsɛt ) verb Word forms: -sets, -setting, -set (transitive) 1. (esp of dangers, temptations, or difficulties) to trouble or harass constantly. 2. to surround or attack from all sides. 3. archaic. to cover with, esp with jewels.
beset. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English be‧set /bɪˈset/ verb (past tense and past participle beset, present participle besetting) [ transitive] formal 1 to make someone experience serious problems or dangers be beset with/by something The business has been beset with financial problems.
