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# besieging

verb, -ing form of besiege (besiege, besieges, besieged, besieging); adjective (besieging)

«besieging» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Surrounding a town, castle or fort with an army to make it give up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besieging/#m1)
2. Crowding round someone or something, or sending lots of requests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besieging/#m2)

### In the lessons

History: the besieging army camps outside the walls, cuts off food and water and waits. In everyday speech: «fans besieging the stars' hotel». Phrase: the besieging army/forces.

### Examples

- The besieging army dug trenches around the walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besieging/#x1)
- Reporters were besieging the hotel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besieging/#x2)
- The besieging soldiers built catapults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besieging/#x3)
- Children were besieging the ice-cream van. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besieging/#x4)
- The besieging forces finally gave up and went home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besieging/#x5)

### Note

Spelling: besieging (drop the final «e» of besiege before -ing). «Besieging» is the attackers; «besieged» is the people inside.

## In Jewish tradition

History: the besieging army camps outside the walls, cuts off food and water and waits. In everyday speech: «fans besieging the stars' hotel». Phrase: the besieging army/forces.

### Examples

- And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it. (Prophets 2KI.24.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/besieging/#x1)
- Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house. (Prophets JER.32.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/besieging/#x2)

### Note

Spelling: besieging (drop the final «e» of besiege before -ing). «Besieging» is the attackers; «besieged» is the people inside.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «besieging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besieging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«besieging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/besieging.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «besieging» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/besieging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«besieging» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/besieging.html) on Mova free.