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- Dictionarybe·siege/bəˈsēj/
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- 1. surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender; lay siege to: "the guerrillas continued to besiege other major cities to the north" Similar
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BESIEGE definition: 1. to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out…. Learn more.
The meaning of BESIEGE is to surround with armed forces. How to use besiege in a sentence.
To besiege means to attack with an army, or to pester with many requests. When all your teachers ask you to hand in assignments on the same day, you can end up feeling besieged.
Besiege definition: to lay siege to.. See examples of BESIEGE used in a sentence.
1. To surround with hostile forces: The soldiers besieged the walled city. 2. To crowd around; hem in: Fans besieged the star as she came out of the hotel. 3. To harass or overwhelm, as with requests: a shop owner besieged by job applications.
Definition of 'besiege' Word Frequency. besiege. (bɪsiːdʒ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense besieges , present participle besieging , past tense, past participle besieged. 1. verb [usually passive] If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out: The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors. When someone is besieged, a lot of people surround them: When the pop star tried to leave her hotel, she was besieged by waiting journalists and fans.
besiege. verb. /bɪˈsidʒ/. Verb Forms. besiege something to surround a building, city, etc. with soldiers until the people inside are forced to let you in synonym lay siege to something Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. (figurative) Fans besieged the box office to get tickets for the concert.
verb. besieged, besieges, besieging. To surround with hostile forces. The soldiers besieged the walled city. American Heritage. To hem in with armed forces, esp. for a sustained attack; lay siege to. Webster's New World. To crowd around; hem in. Fans besieged the star as she came out of the hotel. American Heritage. To close in on; crowd around.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English be‧siege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ verb [ transitive] 1 to surround a city or castle with military force until the people inside let you take control → siege In April 655, Osman’s palace was besieged by rebels. see thesaurus at attack 2 if you are besieged by people, you have a lot of them around you Miller was...
