"beleaguer" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈliː.ɡə/ [UK], /bəˈliː.ɡə/ [UK], /bɪˈli.ɡɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beleaguer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: beleaguers [present, singular, third-person], beleaguering [participle, present], beleaguered [participle, past], beleaguered [past]
Rhymes: -iːɡə(ɹ) Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|belegeren}} Dutch belegeren, {{bor|en|gml|belēgeren}} Middle Low German belēgeren, {{prefix|en|be|lair}} be- + lair, {{cog|de|belagern}} German belagern, {{cog|da|belejre}} Danish belejre, {{m|en|league}} league Head templates: {{en-verb}} beleaguer (third-person singular simple present beleaguers, present participle beleaguering, simple past and past participle beleaguered)
  1. To besiege; to surround with troops. Translations (to besiege; to surround with troops): պաշարել (pašarel) (Armenian), շրջապատել (šrǰapatel) (Armenian), обсаждам (obsaždam) (Bulgarian), 圍攻 (Chinese Mandarin), 围攻 (wéigōng) (Chinese Mandarin), 包圍 (Chinese Mandarin), 包围 (bāowéi) (Chinese Mandarin), obléhat (Czech), oblehnout (Czech), belegeren (Dutch), piirittää (Finnish), investir (French), assiéger (French), ალყის შემორტყმა (alq̇is šemorṭq̇ma) (Georgian), ალყაში მოქცევა (alq̇aši mokceva) (Georgian), ალყა (alq̇a) (Georgian), belagern (German), umzingeln (German), қоршап алу (qorşap alu) (Kazakh), қоршап қамау (qorşap qamau) (Kazakh), қоршау (qorşau) (Kazakh), omleire (Norwegian Nynorsk), oblegać [imperfective] (Polish), oblec [perfective] (Polish), obsadzać [imperfective] (Polish), obsadzić [perfective] (Polish), obstępować [imperfective] (Polish), obstąpić [perfective] (Polish), sitiar (Portuguese), împresura (Romanian), încercui (Romanian), asedia (Romanian), înconjura (Romanian), осажда́ть (osaždátʹ) (Russian), окружа́ть (okružátʹ) (Russian), sitiar (Spanish), asediar (Spanish), cercar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-beleaguer-en-verb-5dIz4JR0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of 'to besiege; to surround with troops': 95 4 1
  2. To vex, harass, or beset. Translations (to vex, harass, or beset): անհանգստացնել (anhangstacʻnel) (Armenian), 糾纏 (Chinese Mandarin), 纠缠 (jiūchán) (Chinese Mandarin), 騷擾 (Chinese Mandarin), 骚扰 (sāorǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), obtěžovat (Czech), belagen (Dutch), kiusata (Finnish), bedrängen (German), belästigen (German), stören (German), necăji (Romanian), irita (Romanian), supăra (Romanian), sâcâi (Romanian), беспоко́ить (bespokóitʹ) (Russian), осажда́ть (osaždátʹ) (Russian), hostigar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-beleaguer-en-verb-fkFnUUO9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of 'to vex, harass, or beset': 4 94 1
  3. To exhaust.
    Sense id: en-beleaguer-en-verb-4qQkI5u8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 17 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 35 30 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beleagure Derived forms: beleaguerment

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          "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
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          "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
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          "word": "окружа́ть"
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          "word": "necăji"
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      },
      "expansion": "Danish belejre",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "league"
      },
      "expansion": "league",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beleaguers",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beleaguering",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beleaguered",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beleaguered",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "beleaguer (third-person singular simple present beleaguers, present participle beleaguering, simple past and past participle beleaguered)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To besiege; to surround with troops."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "besiege",
          "besiege"
        ],
        [
          "surround",
          "surround#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "troops",
          "troops"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To vex, harass, or beset."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vex",
          "vex"
        ],
        [
          "harass",
          "harass"
        ],
        [
          "beset",
          "beset"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To exhaust."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exhaust",
          "exhaust"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈliː.ɡə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈliː.ɡə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈli.ɡɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːɡə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "beleagure"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "pašarel",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "պաշարել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šrǰapatel",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "շրջապատել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obsaždam",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "обсаждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "圍攻"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wéigōng",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "围攻"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "包圍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bāowéi",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "包围"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "obléhat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "oblehnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "belegeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "piirittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "assiéger"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alq̇is šemorṭq̇ma",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "ალყის შემორტყმა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alq̇aši mokceva",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "ალყაში მოქცევა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alq̇a",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "ალყა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "belagern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "umzingeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qorşap alu",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "қоршап алу"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qorşap qamau",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "қоршап қамау"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qorşau",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "қоршау"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "omleire"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "oblegać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "oblec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "obsadzać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "obsadzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "obstępować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "obstąpić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "sitiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "împresura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "încercui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "asedia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "înconjura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osaždátʹ",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "осажда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "okružátʹ",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "окружа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "sitiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "asediar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to besiege; to surround with troops",
      "word": "cercar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anhangstacʻnel",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "անհանգստացնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "糾纏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiūchán",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "纠缠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "騷擾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sāorǎo",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "骚扰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "obtěžovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "belagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "kiusata"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "bedrängen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "belästigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "stören"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "necăji"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "irita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "supăra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "sâcâi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bespokóitʹ",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "беспоко́ить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osaždátʹ",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "осажда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to vex, harass, or beset",
      "word": "hostigar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beleaguer"
}

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