āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
besiege
/bÉĒsËiËdâĘ/
to besiege
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āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to surround a place, typically with armed forces, in order to force those inside to give up or surrender
Transitive: to besiege a place
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the siege, the opposing forces worked to besiege the city from all sides.
āĻ
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02
āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to overwhelm someone with a flood of requests, complaints, or demands
Transitive: to besiege sb/sth with questions or requests
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the announcement, the office was besieged with emails asking for clarification.
āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻ
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āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to overwhelm someone with worry, problems, or stress
Transitive: to besiege sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They were besieged by doubts and insecurities before the big decision.
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