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besiegebesiege /bɪˈsidʒ/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEbesiege |
Present | I, you, we, they | besiege | | he, she, it | besieges | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | besieged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have besieged | | he, she, it | has besieged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had besieged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will besiege | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have besieged |
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Present | I | am besieging | | he, she, it | is besieging | | you, we, they | are besieging | Past | I, he, she, it | was besieging | | you, we, they | were besieging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been besieging | | he, she, it | has been besieging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been besieging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be besieging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been besieging |
1[usually passive] if people, thoughts, etc. besiege you, you are surrounded by them: besiege by a movie star besieged by reporters and photographers2be besieged with letters/demands/requests etc. to receive a very large number of letters, requests, etc.: Her friends were besieged with calls.3to surround a city, building, etc. with a military force until the people inside let you take control: Opposition forces besieged the parliament building. |