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beset with danger — index dangerous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beset with difficulties — index painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beset with difficulty — index difficult Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beset with perils — index aleatory (perilous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Beset — Be*set , v. 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beset — Be*set , v. 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beset — [[t]bɪse̱t[/t]] besets, besetting VERB (The form beset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.… … English dictionary
beset — be|set [bıˈset] v past tense and past participle beset present participle besetting [T] formal 1.) [usually passive] to make someone experience serious problems or dangers beset sb with/by sth ▪ The business has been beset with financial problems … Dictionary of contemporary English
beset — besetment, n. besetter, n. /bi set /, v.t., beset, besetting. 1. to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties. 2. to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest. 3. to set or place upon; … Universalium
beset — v.tr. (besetting; past and past part. beset) 1 attack or harass persistently (beset by worries). 2 surround or hem in (a person etc.). 3 archaic cover round with (beset with pearls). Phrases and idioms: besetting sin the sin that especially or… … Useful english dictionary
