There have been reports that Project Titan has been plagued by internal disputes and management disagreements over the exact type of car to be made and how far the company should go towards autonomous driving. He was very careful not to make mistakes at the beginning of his new career, because he had enough difficulties. Middle English studded, from Old English besettan, from be- + settan to set From Middle English besetten, bisetten, from Old English besettan (“besiege; sit next to each other; located nearby; appoint; Location; clean; possess”), from proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (“put nearby; set around”), equivalent to be- + set. Related to the besätte saterland-frisian (“to occupy”), to the West Frisian besette (“to occupy”), to the Dutch bezetten (“sit; occupy; fill”), German sunk in Low German (“occupy”), occupy german occupy; garrison”), Danish besætte (“occupy; obsessed”), Swedish besätta (“fill; occupy; Assailed”). He was plagued by his empathetic reluctance to interfere in the affairs of others, but almost angrily, he overcame it. Cohen`s acquisition of the Mets of the Wilpon family has been portrayed as a new era for a franchise often plagued by internal dysfunctions and intrigues. Stringer shows a country plagued by the complications of past imperialism and contemporary globalism. Procedural corrections avoided the problems that had plagued the 1800 election. India, for example, is still very poor and plagued by many ethnic and religious divisions, but has a thriving democracy. But the children came and died too quickly for their health and fragile beauty, and the storms of life assail them. From Dutch bezetten, from occupied Middle Dutch, from Old Dutch *bisetten, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną.

I suspect that the new Tarzan will face the same problems that plagued the recent remake of Lone Ranger. An armed force harasses the Palace of the Tuilleries and demands the arrest of the Brissotine party. In a suburb plagued by racial inequality, lawmakers aren`t sure. But because this team has been plagued by so many off-field issues for so long, progress off-field is just as important right now. We may be plagued by deep political divisions, but the moderate, outward-looking centre is large; it is not a marginal area of society. But while everything seemed so favorable, the cunning Gascon saw from the beginning the dangers that tormented his path. The lower part of the democratic base is increasingly plagued by debt and disillusionment. These sample sentences are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word “assailed.” The opinions expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. An intense feeling of romantic attachment based on an attraction felt by one person for another; intense preference and concern for another person, usually combined with sexual passion. Cf.

True Love No. 1. (b) originally having sex in the United States, especially considered an act of love. Often with too, with. The Attorney General an object of love; a person who is loved, the loved one (para); a passion, a concern. See also first love n. (d) in first adj., adv., and n.2 connections 1b(b). Love Nest n. colloquially A place of retreat characterized by warmth and love; (in a previous use, in particular) an apartment founded by a newly married couple or by a husband for his wife; (now more often) an isolated retreat for lovers (mostly illegal or secret). Dear vine n. North America is one of the various plants of the genus Cuscuta (family Convolvulaceae); = Dodger n. 1.

[For the reasons of the name Compare Odds. 1935, 1974.] C4. epithet. Slang (often euphemism). As the first element in nouns, which refers to the male or female genitalia (or sometimes to other parts of the body considered in the context of sexual activity). (a) Love is blind. [The idea of love as blind or as a cause of blindness is widespread and is found in ancient times in Greek and Latin literature.] †a. In a positive sense: “Your (ours, etc.) Affection is based on reciprocity.” Obsolete. Love-hate vs transitive to manifest a love-hate relationship (a person, etc.); to love and hate at the same time. Love potion n. a potion that is said to be capable of eliciting sexual attraction or love, especially for a particular person; a philte of love; = Love drink n.

b. Plural. representations or personifications of Cupid; mythological gods of love or servants of the goddess of love; Figures or representations of the God of love. Often with changing words. Powder of love n. a) a powder administered as a philtre of love; †(b) figuratively the explosive charge of love (rarely exceeded). † cause of love n. An outdated romantic relationship, a matter of heart; (even in later uses) as a case that can be argued. † Love Bond n.

Rare joy outdated with the journey, Clematis vitalba (cf. Sinn 12a). Love Stories n. A story in which the main theme is affection between lovers. Love line n. a) a love letter; a line written by a lover (mainly in the plural); now rarely; (b) Manual reading = cardiac line n. on the heart n., int. and adv. Connections 3a. c. As the name of a count: a case of affection or affection.

Also: † an act of kindness (outdated). e. for love: (a) without placing bets, for nothing (applied to the practice of playing a competitive game for the pleasure of playing); b) (in prolonged use) for pleasure rather than profit (colloquially). Love herb n. an herb of the genus Eragrostis (often with a distinctive word). [The reason for the name is unclear.] Loving God n. (a) Mythology is a God who is connected or reigns over love and sex (cf. God of sex n. a) in gender n.1 connections 3); (b) a man who is compared to a god of love, especially because he is (sexually) attractive or sexually fulfilled.

b. for (also †of) all loved ones (equally † to all relatives, † of all love): expression of a strong call or a request. Similar (and now mainly) for love. Love Pearls n. (a necklace of) colored pearls worn as a symbol of love; The one that symbolizes universal brotherly love (characteristic of the hippie subculture of the 1960s). Call of love n. a) a call or other expression of emotion used by one lover to another; (b) a cry or sound emitted by an animal during courtship or to attract a partner. † love sport n. Outdated love game, making love. 2. In religious usage: God`s benevolence and affection for an individual or for creation; (also) the loving devotion that God deserves from an individual; The respect and contemplation of one person towards the other, animated by a feeling of common relationship with God.

Cf. Charity n. 1.In theological discourse implies the love of complacency [according to the postclassical Latin amor complacentiae (a1350 in a British source)] the approval of qualities in the object, while the love of benevolence [according to the post-classical Latin amor benevolentiae (13th century; a1350 in a British source)] is given regardless of the character of the object. b. In a negative sense: “They (us, etc.) have no love for each other.” The act of love rarely maintains an action that emanates from love. b. In various other proverbs and proverbial phrases. See also The love of money is the root of all evil in money n.

sentence 3a; to be far away with the old love (before being with the new) in Off Adv. 4c; Praise the child and you love the mother in Praise v. 3b(b). [Love and cough cannot be hidden cf. Middle French love could not be celee Love cannot be hidden (14th century).] P10. Euphemistic love in a hut: marriage with insufficient means. Love interest n. a theme or episode in a story, film, etc., the main element of which is the affection of lovers; (also) an actor or character who represents this aspect.