besiege
To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to…To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
» The press besieged the minister with questions.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
belagern, einkesseln, umzingeln
осажда́тьosaždátʹ, осади́тьosadítʹ
обступати облогоюobstupaty oblohoju, брати в облогуbraty v oblohu, облягатиobljahaty
(figuratively, transitive)To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
belagern, bedrängen
осажда́тьosaždátʹ, осади́тьosadítʹ, окружа́тьokružátʹ
(transitive)To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
The box office was besieged by fans wanting tickets.
belagern, bedrängen
harass, as with questions or requests
Examples
27 sentencesThe press besieged the minister with questions.
The office was besieged by anxious inquiries.
Aren't you ashamed of being besieged?
Robert was always besieging people with requests.
deRobert hat immer Leute mit Nachfragen belästigt.
Man is a fortress besieged from within.
ruЧеловек есть крепость, осаждаемая изнутри.
deDer Mensch ist eine Festung, die von innen heraus belagert wird.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + siege.From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + siege.
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Forms
besieges, besieging, besieged, besiegedSynonyms
4 synonyms- surround so as to force to give up:beleaguersurroundhem incircumvent
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle