besiege
English · Deutsch
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
besiege
- /bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -iːdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + siege.
verb besieges · besieging · besieged
- To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset. When it arrived, the train was headed by a "K" class 4-6-0 wood-burning locomotive, and a water-tank wagon next to the tender was immediately besieged by women and girls, clad in their picturesque national costume, all with empty kerosene tins for water, a scene which was re-enacted at each stop dow
- To assail or ply, as with requests or demands. The box office was besieged by fans wanting tickets.
Translations
Every language
verb to surround with armed forces
| Español | asediar, sitiar, poner sitio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 圍攻 /围攻 wéigōng |
| Português | cercar, sitiar, assediar |
| Français | assiéger |
| Deutsch | belagern, einkesseln, umzingeln, umstellen |
| Italiano | assediare |
| Ελληνικά | πολιορκώ poliorkó |
| Română | împresura |
| Русский | осажда́ть osaždátʹ, осади́ть osadítʹ |
| العربية | حَاصَرَ ḥāṣara |
| עברית | צָר tzar |
Talk about this word "besiege." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/besiege. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. besiege. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/besiege "besiege." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/besiege.Cite this
@misc{besiege_2026,
title = {besiege},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/besiege},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
