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BESIEGED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of besiege 2. to surround a place, especially with an army, to…. Learn more.
Examples of besiege in a Sentence. Customers have besieged the company with questions. Recent Examples on the Web The film also shows how besieged the couple was by the paparazzi, at a turning point in celebrity culture.
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Besieged definition: (of a fortified place) under siege; surrounded by enemy forces and cut off from help or supplies. See examples of BESIEGED used in a sentence.
The Egypt-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza, ended the immediate violence, the most pressing need for a territory that had been besieged by Israeli airstrikes for 11 days.
If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
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.
Define besieged. besieged synonyms, besieged pronunciation, besieged translation, English dictionary definition of besieged. 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...
Definitions of besiege. verb. surround so as to force to give up. “The Turks besieged Vienna”. synonyms: beleaguer, circumvent, hem in, surround. see more. verb. harass, as with questions or requests. “The press photographers besieged the movie star”.
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