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to besiege
01
to surround a place, typically with armed forces, in order to force those inside to give up or surrender
Transitive: to besiege a place
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
besiege
3rd person singular
besieges
Past simple
besieged
Past participle
besieged
Examples
The army decided to besiege the enemy fortress to weaken its defenses.
02
to overwhelm someone with a flood of requests, complaints, or demands
Transitive: to besiege sb/sth with questions or requests
Examples
The customer service line was besieged with complaints after the product recall.
03
to overwhelm someone with worry, problems, or stress
Transitive: to besiege sb
Examples
She was besieged by worries about her upcoming presentation.
