asediar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beleaguer verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
- beset verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.
- besiege verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- invest verb To put money into something, such as a business, property, or shares, in the hope of making a profit.
- surround verb To be positioned on all sides of something; to encircle.
Senses
asediar is used for these senses in English:
- beleaguer To besiege; to surround with troops.
- beset (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- besiege (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- invest (intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.
- surround (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
beleaguer — full definition
- verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
- verb To vex, harass, or beset.
beset — full definition
- verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.
- verb To surround or hem something in on all sides.