- beset
- past tense, past participle; see besetbesettr[bɪ'set]transitive verb (pt & pp beset, ger besetting)1 (attack, harass) acosar, asaltar2 (hem in, surround) acorralar, cercar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be beset by worries/doubts estar acosado,-a por preocupaciones/dudasbeset [bɪ'sɛt] vt, -set ; -setting1) harass: acosar2) surround: rodearbesetadj.• acosado, -a adj.v.• asediar v.• obtruir v.bɪ'settransitive verb (pres p besetting; past & past p beset) \<\<anxieties/fears\>\> acuciar
he was beset by doubts — lo acosaban las dudas
the way ahead is beset with difficulties — tenemos (or tienen etc) muchos obstáculos por delante
[bɪ'set](pt, pp beset) VT [+ person] acosarhe was beset with or by fears — le acosaban los temores
a policy beset with dangers — una política plagada de peligros
a path beset with obstacles — (fig) un camino plagado de obstáculos
* * *[bɪ'set]transitive verb (pres p besetting; past & past p beset) \<\<anxieties/fears\>\> acuciarhe was beset by doubts — lo acosaban las dudas
the way ahead is beset with difficulties — tenemos (or tienen etc) muchos obstáculos por delante
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.