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be·siege [bɪˈsi:ʤ] VB trans

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1. besiege MIL (surround):

besiege
oblegati

2. besiege (overwhelm):

besiege
zasuti
to be besieged with letters
biti zasut s pismi

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The village was besieged by rebel forces for eight months.
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The caliph was besieged in a castle outside the city.
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In the mean time she has been besieged by suitors for her hand in marriage.
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Both armies besieged the city for several days.
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The city was besieged several times and was obliged to pay heavy contributions.
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It's not a wise choice to besiege a city whose defenders are willing to fight to the death.
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He has hallucinations of monsters that besiege him with requests and threaten his life wherever he goes.
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Between 1619 and 1649 the fortress was besieged several times.
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