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besiege in Spanish

besiege in Spanish is asediar, sitiar, poner sitio — besiege means to surround a place with soldiers in order to force the people inside to give up.

besiege in Spanish

asediar
verb
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
sitiar
verb
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
poner sitio
verb
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
asaeteado
verb
(transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.

What does "besiege" mean?

  1. verb To surround a place with soldiers in order to force the people inside to give up.
  2. verb To trouble or surround someone persistently.
    "They should have inflicted a much heavier loss on their besieged opponents, the highlight being a late goal for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins on debut after he came on as a substitute."
  3. verb To keep asking someone for something, again and again.
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besiege in a sentence

  • They should have inflicted a much heavier loss on their besieged opponents, the highlight being a late goal for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins on debut after he came on as a substitute.

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What is "besiege" in Spanish?
"besiege" in Spanish is asediar, sitiar, poner sitio. besiege means: To surround a place with soldiers in order to force the people inside to give up.
Are there other ways to say "besiege" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "besiege": asediar, sitiar, poner sitio, asaeteado.
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