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to lay siege to something

to lay siege to some·thing
T t

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too ley seej too suhm-thing]
    • /tu leɪ sidʒ tu ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too ley seej too suhm-thing]
    • /tu leɪ sidʒ tu ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/

Definition of to lay siege to something words

  • phrase to lay siege to something If police, soldiers, or journalists lay siege to a place, they surround it in order to force the people there to come out or give up control of the place. 0
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Parts of speech for To lay siege to something

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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