Meaning
to besiege, to mob
- to surround an armed place to force surrender; lay siege to
- to crowd around someone persistently; pester or mob
In a sentence
I reporter hanno assediato l'hotel fin dalle prime ore del mattino.
Reporters besieged the hotel from early morning.
L'esercito decise di non assediare la fortezza durante l'inverno.
The army decided not to besiege the fortress during the winter.
I fan assediano costantemente il cantante ogni volta che esce.
Fans constantly mob the singer every time he goes out.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| assediare | infinitive |
| assedio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| assedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assedia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| assediate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assediano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assediavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assediavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assediava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assediavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assediavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assediavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assediai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| assediasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| assediò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| assediammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| assediaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| assediarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| assedierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| assedierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| assedierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| assedieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| assedierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| assedieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| assedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| assedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| assediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assedino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assediassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assediassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assediasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assediassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assediaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assediassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assedierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| assedieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assedierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assedieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| assediereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assedierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assedia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| assediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| assediate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| assediando | gerund |
| assediato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently used metaphorically: i giornalisti assediano l'attore (journalists mob the actor).