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    besiege
    /bɪˈsiːdʒ/

    verb

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  2. BESIEGE definition: 1. to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of BESIEGE is to surround with armed forces. How to use besiege in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. verb. to surround (a fortified area, esp a city) with military forces to bring about its surrender. to crowd round; hem in. to overwhelm, as with requests or queries.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Definition of besiege verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. 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.

  11. 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...