Beset in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “beset” in Hindi is घेर लेना, pronounced gher lena — it is a vt. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
assail or attack on all sides:
From Middle English besetten, bisetten (“to besiege, blockade; to fill, occupy; to harass, beset; to allot, bestow; to arrange, manage; to place, set; to provide for; to treat in a certain way”), from Old English besettan, bisettan (“to surround, beset; to set near; etc.”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisattjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (“to fill, occupy”), from *bi- (prefix meaning ‘at; by’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“at; near; on”)) + *satjaną (“to place down, set”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”)). By surface analysis, be- (prefix meaning ‘around; by, close to, near, next to’) + set.
cognates
* Danish besætte (“to occupy; obsess”)
* Dutch bezetten (“to sit in; occupy; fill”)
* German besetzen (“to seize; occupy; garrison”)
* German Low German besetten (“to occupy”)
* Saterland Frisian besätte (“to occupy”)
* Swedish besätta (“to fill; occupy; beset”)
* West Frisian besette (“to occupy”)
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cognates
* Danish besætte (“to occupy; obsess”)
* Dutch bezetten (“to sit in; occupy; fill”)
* German besetzen (“to seize; occupy; garrison”)
* German Low German besetten (“to occupy”)
* Saterland Frisian besätte (“to occupy”)
* Swedish besätta (“to fill; occupy; beset”)
* West Frisian besette (“to occupy”)
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