besiege
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besiege
to crowd around; beset, pester, harass, hound: The actor was besieged by adoring fans.
Not to be confused with:
beseech – pray, petition, beg eagerly for; implore urgently: I beseech you to forgive me.
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be·siege
(bĭ-sēj′)tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es
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.
[Middle English besegen, probably alteration of assegen, from Old French assegier, from Vulgar Latin *assedicāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *sedicāre, to sit; see siege.]
be·siege′ment n.
be·sieg′er n.
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besiege
(bɪˈsiːdʒ)vb (tr)
1. (Military) to surround (a fortified area, esp a city) with military forces to bring about its surrender
2. to crowd round; hem in
3. to overwhelm, as with requests or queries
beˈsieger n
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be•siege
(bɪˈsidʒ)v.t. -sieged, -sieg•ing.
1. to lay siege to.
2. to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround.
3. to importune, as with requests.
[1250–1300]
be•siege′ment, n.
be•sieg′er, n.
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besiege
Past participle: besieged
Gerund: besieging
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Verb | 1. | besiege - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" ebb - hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb |
2. | besiege - cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged" distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" | |
3. | besiege - harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star" |
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besiege
verb
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besiege
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Translations
يُحاصِريُمطر
obléhatobtěžovatzavalit
belejreplage
ráîast á meî, kaffæra meîsitja um
apgultiapipiltiapsupti
apbērtaplenktapsēstielenkt
obliehať
ablukaya almakbaşına üşüşmeketrafını çevirmekkuşatmak
besiege
[bɪˈsiːdʒ] VT (Mil) (fig) → asediarwe were besieged with inquiries → nos inundaron con solicitudes de información
we are besieged with calls → nos están llamando incesantemente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
besiege
[bɪˈsiːdʒ] vt [+ town] → assiéger
[+ person, service] (fig) → assaillir
to be besieged by requests, to be besieged with requests → être assailli(e) de demandes
to be besieged by requests, to be besieged with requests → être assailli(e) de demandes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
besiege
vt
(Mil) town → belagern
(fig) → belagern; (with information, offers) → überschütten, überhäufen; (= pester: with letters, questions) → bestürmen, bedrängen
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besiege
[bɪˈsiːdʒ] vt (Mil) (fig) → assediare, assalirewe were besieged with inquiries → siamo stati tempestati di domande
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
besiege
(biˈsiːdʒ) verb1. to surround (eg a town) with an army.
2. (with with) to overwhelm with. The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.
besiege is spelt with -ie-.
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