beleaguer
Senso (Inglese)
- To besiege; to surround with troops.
- To vex, harass, or beset.
- To exhaust.
Concetti
sinonimi
lay siege to
compass about
Traduzioni
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/bɪˈliː.ɡə/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
Borrowed from Dutch belegeren and/or Middle Low German belēgeren; equivalent to be- + lair. Compare also German belagern, Danish belejre. The English spelling was perhaps influenced by unrelated league.
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