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Meaning of beset

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

beset

Pronunciation:/bɪˈsɛt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To surround or hem in.

  2. (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.

  3. To decorate something with jewels etc.

  4. Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.