sieged

siege

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seej]
- /sidʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seej]
- /sidʒ/

Definitions of sieged word

noun sieged the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible. 1
noun sieged any prolonged or persistent effort to overcome resistance. 1
noun sieged a series of illnesses, troubles, or annoyances besetting a person or group: a siege of head colds. 1
noun sieged a prolonged period of trouble or annoyance. 1
noun sieged Also, sedge. Ornithology. a flock of herons. the station of a heron at prey. 1
noun sieged the shelf or floor of a glassmaking furnace on which the glass pots are set. 1

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Origin of sieged

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English sege < Old French: seat, noun derivative of siegier < Vulgar Latin *sedicāre to set, derivative of Latin sedēre to sit1; (v.) Middle English segen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Sieged

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

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sieged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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