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Swedish
Etymology
an (“at”) + sätta (“set”)
Verb
ansätta (present ansätter, preterite ansatte, supine ansatt, imperative ansätt)
- to beset, to attack (trouble, harshly criticize, etc.)
Han var ansatt av djupa tvivel- He was beset by deep doubts
Journalisterna ansatte honom med frågor kring skandalen- The journalists pressed him with questions about the scandal
- (technical) to place, to fit (some component, somewhere)
Usage notes
Like beset, but also idiomatic in the sense of "he beset (pressed, etc.) him."
Conjugation
Conjugation of ansätta (weak)
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