What does beleaguer mean?
Definitions for beleaguer
bɪˈli gərbe·lea·guer
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Princeton's WordNet
tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguerverb
annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumventverb
surround so as to force to give up
"The Turks besieged Vienna"
Wiktionary
beleaguerverb
To besiege; to surround with troops.
beleaguerverb
To vex, harass, or beset.
Etymology: From belegeren.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To BELEAGUERverb
To besiege; to block up a place; to lie before a town.
Etymology: beleggeren, Dutch.
Their business, which they carry on, is the general concernment of the Trojan camp, then beleaguer’d by Turnus and the Latins. John Dryden, Dufresnoy, Preface.
Against beleaguer’d heav’n the giants move:
Hills pil’d on hills, on mountains mountains lie,
To make their mad approaches to the sky. John Dryden, Ovid.
ChatGPT
beleaguer
To beleaguer means to surround, harass, or beseege in order to force a surrender. This can be used in both a literal sense, such as an enemy force surrounding a city, and in a figurative sense, such as problems or difficulties constantly troubling someone.
Webster Dictionary
Beleaguerverb
to surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Beleaguer
be-lēg′ėr, v.t. to lay siege to.—n. Beleag′uerment. [Dut. belegeren, to besiege—be, and leger, camp. See Leaguer.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
beleaguer
To invest or closely surround an enemy's post, in such manner as to prevent all relief or communication.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
beleaguer
To invest a town or fortress, so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of beleaguer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of beleaguer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- обсаждамBulgarian
- oblehnout, obléhat, obtěžovatCzech
- bedrängen, umzingeln, belagern, stören, belästigenGerman
- sitiarSpanish
- احاطه کردنPersian
- piirittää, kiusataFinnish
- investir, assiégerFrench
- धेरा डालनाHindi
- պաշարել, անհանգստացնել, շրջապատելArmenian
- belegeren, belagenDutch
- omleireNorwegian Nynorsk
- sitiarPortuguese
- împresuraRomanian
- окружать, беспокоить, осаждатьRussian
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