BESIEGE


Meaning of BESIEGE in English

bə̇ˈsēj, bē- transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English besegen, from be- + sege siege — more at siege

1.

a. : to surround (as a city) with armed forces for the purpose of compelling surrender : lay siege to

b. : to surround closely : hem in : crowd upon or around

I was besieged by four small Bedouin children — A.J.Liebling

on Saturday nights the “picture house” in the town is besieged by eager young men and women — J.M.Mogey

the land offices … were besieged daily by dozens of new settlers — American Guide Series: Ind.

2.

a. : to press especially with requests : importune

hungry for jobs and patronage, they besieged the president from morning to night — H.F.Wilkins

besieging the royal ministers with petitions — T.B.Costain

I was constantly besieged for an opinion — Henry Miller

b. : assail , beset — used of fears or other troubling ideas or sensations

such doubts and hesitations besiege one now and again — B.N.Cardozo

a kind of loneliness … that besieges us — J.A.Pike

• be·sieg·er -jə(r) noun -s

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