beset

[US]/bɪˈset/
[UK]/bɪˈset/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kuwatatiza
kuzunguka
kuanzisha
Word Forms
Past Tensebeset
Past Participlebeset
Third Person Singularbesets
Present Participlebesetting
Pluralbesets

Phrases & Collocations

beset with difficulties

kuwa na matatizo mengi

beset by problems

kuwa na matatizo mengi

beset with challenges

kuwa na changamoto nyingi

beset by obstacles

kuwa na kikwazo nyingi

beset with struggles

kuwa na mapambano mengi

beset by adversity

kuwa na hali ngumu

beset with worries

kuwa na wasiwasi mwingi

beset by fears

kuwa na hofu nyingi

beset with doubts

kuwa na shaka nyingi

beset by uncertainties

kuwa na ukosefu wa uhakika

Example Sentences

He was beset by fear.

Alikuwa na ulafi wa hofu.

The project was beset with difficulties.

Mradi ulikuwa na shida nyingi.

she was beset with self-doubt.

Alikuwa na shaka kuhusu mwenyewe.

The city council is beset by problems.

Baraza la jiji linakabiliwa na matatizo.

the social problems that beset the UK.

Matatizo ya kijamii yanayoikabili Uingereza.

I was beset by clouds of flies.

Nilikumbwa na wingu la swala.

the ship was beset by ice and finally sank.

Meli ilikumbwa na barafu na hatimaye ilijisukuma.

The fox was beset by hunters and hounds.

Mbweha alikumbwa na wawindaji na mbwa.

In the swamp the army was beset by mosquitoes.

Katika bonde la mweusi, jeshi likumbwa na mbu.

This town is beset with towering mountains.

Mji huu unekumbwa na milima mirefu.

In the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes.

Katika bonde la mweusi, tulikumbwa na mbu.

springy grass all beset with tiny jewel-like flowers.

Nyasi zinazoruka zote zimekumbwa na maua madogo kama ya vito.

tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.

Alijaribu kuondoa shaka zilizokumbwa.

That country is beset with difficulties at home and abroad.

Nchi hiyo inakumbwa na shida nyumbani na nje ya nchi.

The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.

Mpango ulikumbwa na shida kutoka mwanzo.

A revolutionary’s life used to be beset with dangers and hardships.

Maisha ya mwanamapinduzi zamani yakumbwa na hatari na hali ngumu.

Almost from the outset,the extravaganza was beset with difficulties.

Karibu kutoka mwanzo, sherehe ilikumbwa na shida.

She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.

Alataka kufurahia kustaafu bila kukumbwa na wasiwasi wa kifedha.

It's much better to die of hunger unhindered by grief and fear than to live affluently beset with worry, dread, suspicion, and unchecked desire.

Ni bora zaidi kufa kwa njaa bila kudhuru na hofu kuliko kuishi kwa ustaarabu ukikumbwa na wasiwasi, hofu, shaka na tamaa isiyodhibitiwa.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

Real-world Examples

In our case, Earth is still beset by drastic inequalities in wealth and opportunity.

Katika kesi yetu, Dunia bado inakabiliwa na tofauti kubwa katika utajiri na fursa.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The event convenes at a time when the world is beset by various challenges.

Hafla inakusanyika wakati dunia inakabiliwa na changamoto mbalimbali.

Source: CRI Online September 2022 Collection

After rebounding from covid-19, the country is now beset by rising prices.

Baada ya kupona kutoka kwa covid-19, nchi sasa inakabiliwa na bei zinazopanda.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Three years ago, the family of five was down on its luck after it was beset by medical problems.

Miaka mitatu iliyopita, familia ya watu watano ilikuwa na bahati mbaya baada ya kukumbwa na matatizo ya kiafya.

Source: CRI Online July 2019 Collection

Haiti has been beset by gang violence, rising inflation and political instability.

Haiti imekumbwa na vurugu za makundi, ongezeko la mfumuko wa bei na instabiliti ya kisiasa.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2022

The electoral campaign was beset by violence with more than 30 candidates killed.

Kampeni ya uchaguzi iliambatana na vurugu, zaidi ya wagombea 30 waliuawa.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2021

These are the five besetting sins of a general, ruinous to the conduct of war.

Hizi ndio dhambi tano zinazokubali za jenerali, zinazobomoa uendeshi wa vita.

Source: The Art of War

IN 2009, when the American economy was beset by recession, interest in MBA programmes hit a record high.

MWANZONI MWA 2009, wakati uchumi wa Marekani ulikumbwa na hofu, maslahi katika programu za MBA yamefika kwenye kiwango kirefu.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Buck was beset by three huskies, and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed.

Buck alikumbwa na huskies watatu, na mara moja kichwa na mabega yake yalirundikwa na kuchomwa.

Source: The Call of the Wild

The news offers a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers likely exacerbated by climate change.

Habari inatoa ahueni kidogo kwa uvuvi uliokumbwa na idadi ndogo inayohusishwa na mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

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