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lays siege

lays siege is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay siege.

Meaning of lay siege

Verb

lay siege (third-person singular simple present lays siege, present participle laying siege, simple past and past participle laid siege)

  1. (intransitive) Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege.
    • And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 4:2
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To attack continually over a long period.
    • They’re laying siege to all we hold dear.

Questions about lays siege

What is lays siege the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lays siege is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay siege.

Words near lays siege in the dictionary

  1. lays out
  2. lays over
  3. lays pipe
  4. lays rubber
  5. lays salt on someone's tail
  6. lays siege
  7. lays some skin on
  8. lays something at the door of
  9. lays something at the feet of
  10. lays store by
  11. lays the dust

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