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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb besiege, which means to surround with armed forces or to trouble with requests. See how to use besiege in a sentence and how it differs from related words like beleaguer and blockade.
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.
Besieged is the past tense and past participle of besiege, which means to surround a place or a person with an army or many requests. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and find related words and phrases in the Cambridge Dictionary.
verb (used with object) , be·sieged, be·sieg·ing. to lay siege to. to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround: Vacationers besieged the travel office. to assail or ply, as with requests or demands. Synonyms: hound, harry, harass, pester, beset. besiege. / bɪˈsiːdʒ / verb.
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.
Learn the meaning of besiege, a verb that means to surround a place or a person with many requests or complaints. See how to use besiege in sentences and find translations in different languages.
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”.
