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beset
(mass) | beset
- trápiť |
beset
(encz) | beset,beset/beset/beset v: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
beset
(encz) | beset,sužovat Jaroslav Šedivý |
beset
(encz) | beset,trápit Jaroslav Šedivý |
beset
(encz) | beset,zavalit Jaroslav Šedivý |
Beset
(gcide) | 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.
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A robe of azure beset with drops of gold.
--Spectator.
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The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet
shrubs that it perfumes the air. --Evelyn.
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2. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to
blockade. "Beset with foes." --Milton.
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Let thy troops beset our gates. --Addison.
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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.
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4. To occupy; to employ; to use up. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Syn: To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege;
encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press.
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beset
(wn) | beset
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]
2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by
leopards" [syn: beset, set upon]
3: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust,
incrust, beset] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
beset
(mass) | beset
- trápiť |
beset
(encz) | beset,beset/beset/beset v: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladbeset,sužovat Jaroslav Šedivýbeset,trápit Jaroslav Šedivýbeset,zavalit Jaroslav Šedivý |
besetting
(encz) | besetting,neodbytný adj: Zdeněk Brožbesetting,zakořeněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
beset/beset/beset
(czen) | beset/beset/beset,besetv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Besetment
(gcide) | Besetment \Be*set"ment\, n.
The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that
which besets one, as a sin. "Fearing a besetment." --Kane.
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Besetter
(gcide) | Besetter \Be*set"ter\, n.
One who, or that which, besets.
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Besetting
(gcide) | Besetting \Be*set"ting\, a.
Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about;
as, a besetting sin.
[1913 Webster]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.
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A robe of azure beset with drops of gold.
--Spectator.
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The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet
shrubs that it perfumes the air. --Evelyn.
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2. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to
blockade. "Beset with foes." --Milton.
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Let thy troops beset our gates. --Addison.
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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.
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4. To occupy; to employ; to use up. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Syn: To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege;
encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press.
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beset
(wn) | beset
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]
2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by
leopards" [syn: beset, set upon]
3: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust,
incrust, beset] |
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