Synonyms for be setting

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : bih-set-ing

Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈsɛt ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for be setting

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Définition of be setting

Origin : Old English besettan "to put, place; own, keep; occupy, settle; cover, surround with, besiege," from Proto-Germanic *bisatjan (cf. Old Saxon bisettjan, Dutch bezetten, Old High German bisezzan, German besetzen, Gothic bisatjan); see be- + set (v.). The figurative sense also was in Old English. Related: Beset (past tense); besetting.

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Antonyms for be setting

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