beleg

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) siege on a city
2. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) bread topping

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of beleggen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of beleggen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of beleggen:

beleggen

1. (transitive) to cover, smear, butter, spread over (e.g. a piece of bread with butter and jam)
2. (transitive) to invest money
3. (transitive) to convoke, to call a meeting
4. (transitive) to belay, to fasten (a rope), to fasten (with rope)
5. (transitive) to cover with
6. (obsolete, transitive) to plan, to devise

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Concepts

siege

seat

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besiegement

blockade

chair

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Synonyms

belegering

stoel

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zetel

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bril

toespijs

omheining

smeersel

Translations

Belagerung

siège

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cerco

sítio

assedio

sitio

πολιορκία

asedio

Stuhl

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accerchiamento

sedia

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assento

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈlɛx/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: belegge

In summary

From Middle Dutch belegge, from beleggen (modern beleggen).

Sentences

Het fort hield niet lang stand tijdens het beleg .

The fort did not last long during the siege.