Polyglot Dictionary

asediar

/aseˈðjaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
asedio
preterite (yo)
asedié
past participle
asediado

Meaning

  1. to besiege

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sitiar

asediar and sitiar are close synonyms for "to besiege," a military term, largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

bestürmen

bestürmen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to besiege."

Portuguese

sitiar

sitiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to besiege."

Practice

1 What does asediar mean?

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