transcription, транскрипция: [ bi-ˈset, bē- ]
transitive verb
( -set ; -set·ting )
Etymology: Middle English besetten, from Old English besettan, from be- + settan to set
Date: before 12th century
1. : to set or stud with or as if with ornaments
2. : trouble , harass
inflation beset s the economy
3.
a. : to set upon : assail
the settlers were beset by savages
b. : to hem in : surround
• be·set·ment -mənt noun