BESIEGE


Meaning of BESIEGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bi-ˈsēj, bē- ]

transitive verb

( -sieged ; -sieg·ing )

Date: 14th century

1. : to surround with armed forces

2.

a. : to press with requests : importune

b. : to cause worry or distress to : beset

doubts besieged him

• be·sieg·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.