assediar

/aseˈdʒjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
assedio
preterite (eu)
assediei
past participle
assediado

Meaning

  1. to harass

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

acossar

assediar is more common or standard, like harassment, including sexual harassment; acossar is slightly more literary or intense, to hound or pursue relentlessly.

Similar in other languages

German

belästigen

belästigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to harass."

Spanish

acosar

acosar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to harass."

Spanish

hostigar

hostigar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to harass."

Practice

1 What does assediar mean?

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