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siège — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • headquarters noun An organization's main office, from which its operations or leadership are run.
  • seat noun A piece of furniture or part of one designed for a person to sit on.
  • see verb To perceive something with the eyes.
  • siege noun A prolonged military operation in which an army surrounds a city or fortress to force its surrender.

Senses

siège is used for these senses in English:

  • box seat A seat among a group of seats in an enclosure, as at a theater or stadium.
  • headquarters The center of an organization's operations or administration.
  • seat The horizontal portion of a chair or other furniture designed for sitting.
  • seat The part of a piece of clothing (usually pants or trousers) covering the buttocks.
  • seat A place in which to sit.
  • seat The part of an object or individual (usually the buttocks) directly involved in sitting.
  • see A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
  • siege (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.

seat — full definition

  1. noun A piece of furniture or part of one designed for a person to sit on.
  2. noun A position or place, such as membership of a parliament, board, or committee.
  3. verb To cause someone to sit down, or to have space for a certain number of people to sit.

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