beset

«beset» in Mova's school dictionary: To be beset by problems, dangers or worries is to have… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (beset, besets, beset, besetting) — mostly passive «be beset by/with»

meaning for a pupil

1) To be beset by problems, dangers or worries is to have many of them troubling you from all sides. tree →

2) (old) To beset someone is to surround and attack them. tree →

3) (Old) To be beset with something is to be decorated or set with it, such as jewels. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories and news: «the journey was beset by problems», «beset with dangers». In The Wind in the Willows Mole in the Wild Wood is beset by fears; in old tales, travellers are beset by robbers.

examples

• The expedition was beset by storms. tree →
• Mole felt beset by eyes and whispers in the Wild Wood. tree →
• The team has been beset by injuries. tree →
• Travellers were beset by robbers on the old road. tree →
• The project was beset with problems from the start. tree →
• She was beset by doubts. tree →
• Her godmother only just touched her with her wand, and, at the same instant, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all beset with jewels. tree →

note

Irregular: past and past participle are «beset» (no -ed). Doubles t: besetting. Formal.

In the corpora

• Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «beset» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.