beset
English
/bɪˈsɛt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To surround or hem in.
- (transitive) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- (transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc.
- (nautical) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English besetten inherited from Old English besettan (appoint, set beside, possess, beset, place, set near, own) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (set around, beset, set near) prefix from English set.
Origin
English
set
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterset English
- antiset English
- backset English
- bedset English
- besetment English
- besetten English
- besetter English
- besetting English
- biset English
- bitset English
- boneset English
- budset English
- callset English
- chainset English
- changeset English
- chipset English
- codeset English
- cogset English
- cord set English
- cordset English
- coreset English
- coset English
- crankset English
- cutset English
- deep-set English
- earset English
- fieldset English
- fileset English
- filmset English
- filterset English
- fireset English
- floorset English
- foreset English
- forset English
- forthset English
- frameset English
- fruitset English
- gearset English
- geneset English
- gifset English
- giftset English
- groupset English
- handset English
- headset English
- heavyset English
- homeset English
- hookset English
- hopset English
- infoset English
- inset English
- interset English
- intraset English
- itemset English
- keyset English
- kitset English
- laminaset English
- leafset English
- lockset English
- metaset English
- midset English
- mindset English
- miniset English
- misset English
- moonset English
- moveset English
- multiset English
- nailset English
- newset English
- nodeset English
- offset English
- onset English
- overset English
- patchset English
- photoset English
- playset English
- pointset English
- pre-set English
- preset English
- probeset English
- rearset English
- recordset English
- reset English
- resultset English
- romset English
- roomset English
- ruleset English
- sampleset English
- seedset English
- set English
- set fire English
- setaside English
- setbolt English
- setdown English
- setfast English
- sethood English
- setless English
- setlike English
- setline English
- setlist English
- setmark English
- setness English
- setoid English
- setout English
- setpoint English
- settable English
- setter English
- settest English
- setteth English
- setup English
- setwise English
- shadeset English
- shelveset English
- showerset English
- sibset English
- soundset English
- subset English
- sumset English
- sunset English
- superset English
- swingset English
- tagset English
- taskset English
- thermoset English
- thickset English
- tileset English
- toolset English
- trainset English
- triset English
- twinset English
- typeset English
- umbeset English
- unbeset English
- underset English
- unset English
- upset English
- wadset English
- well-set English
- wheelset English
- wideset English
- withset English
- setti Finnish
- Besetzer German
- Besetzerin German
- Besetzung German
- besetzen German
- setzen German
- set Italian
- bezetteling Dutch, Flemish
- bezetten Dutch, Flemish
- bezetter Dutch, Flemish
- bezetting Dutch, Flemish
- set Dutch, Flemish
- zetten Dutch, Flemish
- сет Russian
- set Spanish, Castilian
- setear Spanish, Castilian
- *sed- Proto-Indo-European
- sett Norwegian Bokmål
- set Portuguese
- *bisatjaną Proto-Germanic
- besätta Swedish
- besättning Swedish
- set Swedish
- sätta Swedish
- siat-to͘h Japanese
- set Polish
- beseten Old English
- besettan Old English
- settan Old English
- besetten Middle English
- setten Middle English
- umbesetten Middle English
- besætte Danish
- besættelse Danish
- set Czech
- sette Old French
- set Indonesian
- besetten Middle Dutch
- bisezzen Old High German
- beset Afrikaans
- iset Tagalog
- 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *bisetten Old Dutch
- 恤髮 Chinese
- besetten Middle Low German
- 세트 Korean
- set
- onset
- biset
- inset
- upset
- setup
- unset
- coset
- reset
- offset
- earset
- tagset
- setout
- wadset
- midset
- gifset
- sunset
- misset
- romset
- kitset
- bedset
- cutset
- newset
- cogset
- preset
- hopset
- budset
- sumset
- setoid
- triset
- subset
- bitset
- setter
- sibset
- keyset
- forset
- setbolt
- seedset
- itemset
- boneset
- hookset
- setlike
- sethood
- typeset
- metaset
- coreset
- setteth
- cordset
- taskset
- rearset
- toolset
- infoset
- leafset
- lockset
- unbeset
- playset
- fileset
- miniset
- setmark
- setness
- twinset
- setline
- overset
- foreset
- setlist
- geneset
- mindset
- ruleset
- chipset
- gearset
- setwise
- backset
- roomset
- pre-set
- setdown
- setless
- codeset
- nodeset
- homeset
- antiset
- fireset
- handset
- moveset
- callset
- headset
- umbeset
- setfast
- moonset
- giftset
- withset
- filmset
- nailset
- settest
- wideset
- tileset
- frameset
- besetter
- deep-set
- floorset
- set fire
- photoset
- fieldset
- afterset
- crankset
- groupset
- chainset
- setpoint
- well-set
- cord set
- fruitset
- besetten
- swingset
- patchset
- forthset
- multiset
- thickset
- underset
- pointset
- settable
- interset
- trainset
- shadeset
- heavyset
- wheelset
- soundset
- setaside
- probeset
- superset
- intraset
- thermoset
- resultset
- shelveset
- showerset
- besetting
- laminaset
- changeset
- sampleset
- recordset
- besetment
- filterset