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1 siege
nounbe under siege — (lit. or fig.) belagert sein; (by police) umstellt sein
lay siege to something — (lit. or fig.) etwas belagern
* * *[si:‹](an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) die Belagerung* * *[si:ʤ]to lay \siege to sth etw belagernto raise the \siege die Belagerung aufhebento be under [or in a state of] \siege unter Belagerung stehenshe was under \siege by photographers ( fig) sie wurde von Fotografen belagert* * *[siːdZ]n(of town) Belagerung f; (by police) Umstellung fto be under siege — belagert werden; (by police) umstellt sein
he attempted to lay siege to her emotions — er versuchte, ihr Herz zu erobern
* * *siege [siːdʒ]A s1. MIL Belagerung f:state of siege Belagerungszustand m;a) eine Stadt etc belagern,b) fig jemanden bestürmen, bearbeiten;2. figa) Bestürmen n, heftiges Zusetzenb) Zermürbung fc) zermürbende Zeit3. TECHa) Werkbank fb) Glasschmelzofenbank f4. obs Sitz m, besonders Thron mB adj Belagerungs…* * *nounbe under siege — (lit. or fig.) belagert sein; (by police) umstellt sein
lay siege to something — (lit. or fig.) etwas belagern
* * *n.Belagerung f.
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lay siege to something or someone — lay siege to (something or someone) 1 : to surround (a city, building, etc.) with soldiers or police officers in order to try to take control of it The army laid siege to the city. 2 : to attack (something or someone) constantly or repeatedly… … Useful english dictionary
lay siege to something — phrase to surround a place in order to force the people inside to come out Thesaurus: to surround or put something around somethingsynonym Main entry: lay … Useful english dictionary
lay siege to — phrasal 1. : to besiege militarily laid siege to the town 2. : to pursue diligently or persistently : besiege lays siege to Anastasie and is making excellent progress until he ventures a clumsy reference to her father E.K.Brown laid diplomatic… … Useful english dictionary
lay siege to something — to surround a place in order to force the people inside to come out … English dictionary
To lay siege to — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lay — I [[t]le͟ɪ[/t]] VERB AND NOUN USES ♦♦ lays, laying, laid (In standard English, the form lay is also the past tense of the verb in some meanings. In informal English, people sometimes use the word lay instead of … English dictionary
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Lay — (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English