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(bɪsiːdʒ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense 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.

She was besieged by the press and the public. [be VERB-ed]

Synonyms: harass, worry, trouble, harry More Synonyms of besiege

2. verb

If soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and wait for the people in it to stop fighting or resisting.

The main part of the army moved to Sevastopol to besiege the town. [VERB noun]

The air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town. [VERB-ed]

Synonyms: surround, confine, enclose, blockade More Synonyms of besiege

besiege in British English

(bɪˈsiːdʒ)

verb (transitive)

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

Derived forms

besieger (beˈsieger)

noun

besiege in American English

(biˈsidʒ; bɪˈsidʒ)

verb transitiveWord forms: beˈsieged or beˈsieging

to hem in with armed forces, esp. for a sustained attack; lay siege to

to close in on; crowd around

to overwhelm, harass, or beset

besieged with queries

Derived forms

besieger (beˈsieger)

noun

Word origin

ME bisegen < be-, be- + segen, to lay siege to < sege, seat, siege

Examples of 'besiege' in a sentence
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The regime did not honour its commitment to open humanitarian corridors to Aleppo and other besieged areas.Residents woke yesterday morning to a town besieged by press and police, and a barrage of unanswered questions.At least 30 people were reported dead, and residents speaking by phone said the town was besieged by tanks.I am besieged by people who want to talk about leadership, leadership, leadership.

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British English: besiege VERB

If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.

She was besieged by the press and the public.

American English: besiege
Brazilian Portuguese: assediar
Chinese: 不断打扰
European Spanish: asediar
French: assaillir
German: belagern
Italian: assediare
Japanese: 押し寄せる
Korean: 괴롭힘을 당하다
European Portuguese: assediar
Latin American Spanish: asediar

1 (verb) in the sense of harass

Definition

to overwhelm, as with requests

She was besieged by the press and the public.

Synonyms

harass

a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi

worry

‘Why didn't you tell us?’ – ‘Didn't want to worry you.’

trouble

Is anything troubling you?

harry

He would exploit and harry his workers.

bother

I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.

disturb

I didn't want to disturb you.

plague

I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions.

hound

hounded by the press

hassle (informal)

The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down.

badger

She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.

pester

He's always hanging round and pestering me.

importune (formal)

beggars importuning passers-by

bend someone's ear (informal)

He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.

give someone grief (British, South Africa)

beleaguer

2 (verb) in the sense of surround

Definition

to hem in

The main part of the army moved to besiege the town.

Synonyms

surround

The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.

confine

He has been confined to his barracks.

enclose

The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence.

blockade

encompass

Egypt is encompassed by the Mediterranean, Sudan, the Red Sea and Libya.

beset

encircle

A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.

close in on

hem in

shut in

lay siege to

hedge in

environ

beleaguer

invest (rare)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of badger

Definition

to pester or harass

She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.

Synonyms

pester,

worry,

harry,

bother,

bug (informal),

bully,

plague,

hound,

get at,

harass,

nag,

hassle (informal),

chivvy,

importune (formal),

bend someone's ear (informal),

be on someone's back (slang)

in the sense of bend someone's ear

He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.

Synonyms

nag,

annoy,

harass,

hassle (informal),

badger (slang),

pester

in the sense of beset

Definition

to surround or attack from all sides

Synonyms

attack,

surround,

enclose,

encompass,

besiege,

encircle,

assail,

hem in,

environ

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单词	besiege
释义	Trends of besiege View usage for: besiege (bɪsiːdʒ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense 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. She was besieged by the press and the public. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: harass, worry, trouble, harry More Synonyms of besiege 2. verb If soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and wait for the people in it to stop fighting or resisting. The main part of the army moved to Sevastopol to besiege the town. [VERB noun] The air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: surround, confine, enclose, blockade More Synonyms of besiege besiege in British English (bɪˈsiːdʒ) verb (transitive) 1. 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 Derived forms besieger (beˈsieger) noun besiege in American English (biˈsidʒ; bɪˈsidʒ) verb transitiveWord forms: beˈsieged or beˈsieging 1. to hem in with armed forces, esp. for a sustained attack; lay siege to 2. to close in on; crowd around 3. to overwhelm, harass, or beset besieged with queries Derived forms besieger (beˈsieger) noun Word origin ME bisegen < be-, be- + segen, to lay siege to < sege, seat, siege Examples of 'besiege' in a sentence besiege The regime did not honour its commitment to open humanitarian corridors to Aleppo and other besieged areas. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Residents woke yesterday morning to a town besieged by press and police, and a barrage of unanswered questions. Times, Sunday Times (2006) At least 30 people were reported dead, and residents speaking by phone said the town was besieged by tanks. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I am besieged by people who want to talk about leadership, leadership, leadership. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In other languages besiege British English: besiege VERB If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you. She was besieged by the press and the public. American English: besiege Brazilian Portuguese: assediar Chinese: 不断打扰 European Spanish: asediar French: assaillir German: belagern Italian: assediare Japanese: 押し寄せる Korean: 괴롭힘을 당하다 European Portuguese: assediar Latin American Spanish: asediar 1 (verb) in the sense of harass Definition to overwhelm, as with requests She was besieged by the press and the public. Synonyms harass a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi worry ‘Why didn't you tell us?’ – ‘Didn't want to worry you.’ trouble Is anything troubling you? harry He would exploit and harry his workers. bother I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish. disturb I didn't want to disturb you. plague I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions. hound hounded by the press hassle (informal) The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down. badger She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him. pester He's always hanging round and pestering me. importune (formal) beggars importuning passers-by bend someone's ear (informal) He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school. give someone grief (British, South Africa) beleaguer 2 (verb) in the sense of surround Definition to hem in The main part of the army moved to besiege the town. Synonyms surround The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence. confine He has been confined to his barracks. enclose The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence. blockade encompass Egypt is encompassed by the Mediterranean, Sudan, the Red Sea and Libya. beset encircle A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail. close in on hem in shut in lay siege to hedge in environ beleaguer invest (rare) Additional synonyms in the sense of badger Definition to pester or harass She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him. Synonyms pester, worry, harry, bother, bug (informal), bully, plague, hound, get at, harass, nag, hassle (informal), chivvy, importune (formal), bend someone's ear (informal), be on someone's back (slang) in the sense of bend someone's ear He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school. Synonyms nag, annoy, harass, hassle (informal), badger (slang), pester in the sense of beset Definition to surround or attack from all sides Synonyms attack, surround, enclose, encompass, besiege, encircle, assail, hem in, environ Synonyms of 'besiege' besiege Explore 'besiege' in the dictionary
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