| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | asediar, sitiar |
| hollanti | belegeren, bekogelen |
| italia | assediare, ossedere |
| japani | 包囲 (hōi) |
| kreikka | πολιορκώ (poliorkó) |
| latina | oppugnō, assideō, obsideō |
| norja | beleire |
| portugali | cercar, assediar |
| ranska | assiéger, assaillir |
| ruotsi | belägra |
| saksa | belagern |
| suomi | piirittää, motittaa, saartaa |
| tanska | belejre |
| venäjä | окружа́ть (okružát), окружи́ть (okružít), осажда́ть (osaždát), осади́ть (osadít), засыпать (zasypat) |
| Partisiipin perfekti | besieged |
| Imperfekti | besieged |
| Partisiipin preesens | besieging |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | besieges |
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
The siege of Rancagua during the Chilean War of Independence, painting by Pedro Subercaseaux
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
Depiction of various siege machines in the mid-16th century
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
Medieval trebuchets could sling about two projectiles per hour at enemy positions.