Besiege — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

surround so as to force to give up

cause to feel distressed or worried

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɐŋɡˌɔɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈʌdən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈʌdən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐŋɡˌɔɪd/.

Examples

The Turks besieged Vienna
She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
The press photographers besieged the movie star

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surround beleaguer circumvent hem in

Parts of Speech

verb	surround so as to force to give up “The Turks besieged Vienna”
verb	cause to feel distressed or worried “She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged”
verb	harass, as with questions or requests “The press photographers besieged the movie star”

Word Forms

besieger

noun

an enemy who lays siege to your position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

belagern

umzingeln, um sie zum Aufgeben zu zwingen

🇫🇷French

assiéger

entourer pour forcer à abandonner

🇪🇸Spanish

sitiar

rodear para obligar a rendirse

🇮🇹Italian

assediare

circondare tanto da costringere a rinunciare

🇳🇱Dutch

belegeren

omringen om te dwingen op te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

sitiar

cercar de modo a forçar a desistir

🇷🇺Russian

осаждать

окружить, чтобы заставить сдаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुहासिरा करना

चारों ओर से घेरें ताकि हार मानने पर मजबूर हो जाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

অবরোধ

পরিবেষ্টন করুন যাতে ছেড়ে দিতে বাধ্য করা যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

முற்றுகை

கைவிட வற்புறுத்துவதற்காக சுற்றி வளைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముట్టడి

వదులుకోవడానికి బలవంతంగా చుట్టుముట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

घेराव घालणे

सोडून देण्यास भाग पाडण्यासाठी घेरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘેરો

છોડવા માટે દબાણ કરવા માટે આસપાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುತ್ತಿಗೆ

ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡಲು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುವಂತೆ ಸುತ್ತುವರೆದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപരോധം

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കാൻ നിർബന്ധിതരാകാൻ വലയം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੇਰਾਬੰਦੀ

ਘੇਰੋ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਹਾਰ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

محاصرہ

گھیر لیا تاکہ ہار ماننے پر مجبور ہو جائے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

围攻

包围以逼放弃

🇯🇵Japanese

包囲する

諦めるように囲む

🇰🇷Korean

괴롭히다

강제로 포기하도록 둘러싸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vây

vây quanh để buộc phải từ bỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ล้อม

ล้อมรอบเพื่อบังคับให้ยอมแพ้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengepung

mengelilinginya sehingga memaksa untuk menyerah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkubkob

palibutan upang piliting sumuko

🇲🇾Malay

mengepung

mengelilingi sehingga memaksa untuk menyerah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاصر

تحيط وذلك لإجبار على الاستسلام

🇮🇷Persian

محاصره کردن

محاصره کنید تا مجبور شوید تسلیم شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

kuşatmak

pes etmeye zorlayacak şekilde çevreleyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָצוּר

להקיף כדי להכריח לוותר

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The primary meaning of 'besiege' is 'surround so as to force to give up'.

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