verb · intransitive · rare

beleaguer

beleaguer · beleaguers · beleaguered · beleaguering

осаждать, окружать, беспокоить

belagern, umzingeln, bedrängen, belästigen

To besiege; to surround with troopsTo besiege; to surround with troops.

UK/bɪˈliː.ɡə/US/bɪˈli.ɡɚ/

» The beleaguered city held out against the enemy's attacks for weeks.

Осаждённый город несколько недель противостоял атакам врага.

Meaning

3 senses

To besiege; to surround with troops.
belagern, umzingeln
осажда́тьosaždátʹ, окружа́тьokružátʹ
surround so as to force to give up
To vex, harass, or beset.
bedrängen, belästigen, stören
беспоко́итьbespokóitʹ, осажда́тьosaždátʹ
To exhaust.

Examples

2 sentences

The beleaguered city held out against the enemy's attacks for weeks.
ruОсаждённый город несколько недель противостоял атакам врага. — marafon
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After all of these years of war, the populace is tired and beleaguered.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to besiege; to surround with troops:

to vex, harass, or beset:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to besiege; to surround with troops:

to vex, harass, or beset:

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch belegeren and/or Middle Low German belēgeren; equivalent to be- + lair

Borrowed from Dutch belegeren and/or Middle Low German belēgeren; equivalent to be- + lair. Compare also German belagern, Danish belejre. The English spelling was perhaps influenced by unrelated league.

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