forset

F4O1R1S1E1T1

verb

To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.

“backset and forset”

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aggrieveattristbegloombegrievebesorrowgrievepainbring down
OriginMiddle English forsetten ← Old English forsettan →
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Meanings

verbforset (third-person singular simple present forsets, present participle forsetting, simple past and past participle forset)

present singular third person forsets · participle present forsetting · alternative forsett · alternative fooarset · alternative foorset · alternative fwoorset

  1. CumbriadialectaltransitiveLancashireTo get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
  2. CumbriadialectalfigurativelytransitiveLancashireTo upset; hinder.

    Synonyms: aggrieve, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, grieve, pain, bring down

  3. CumbriadialectaltransitiveLancashireTo beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.

    backset and forset

    Synonyms: bebay, beleaguer, encircle

  4. ScotlanddialectaltransitiveTo overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
  5. ScotlandbroadlydialectaltransitiveTo overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.
nounforset (plural forsets)

plural forsets · alternative forsett · alternative fooarset · alternative foorset · alternative fwoorset

  1. dialectaltransitiveA stratagem.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo upset; hinder.

Similar
aggrieveattristbegloombegrievebesorrowgrievepainbring downcome down oncontristatedarkendashdejectdepressdesolatedispiritengrieveget downgrieven

verbTo beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.

Similar
bebaybeleaguerencircle
Also see
attristbegloombegrievebring downdashdejectdepressdesolatedispiritengrieveget downgrievemoanoppressruesaddentristitiateungladdenupset

Origin

  1. Old Englishforsettan“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”
  2. Middle Englishforsetten
  3. Englishforset

From Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan (“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”), equivalent to for- + set. Cognate with Dutch verzetten (“to move”), German versetzen (“to put, move, transfer, transpose”), Swedish försätta (“to go on, remove, set”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

forestfoster
Cite this entry
APA

forset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forset

MLA

“forset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forset. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forset,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forset.

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