No. 8,483 in Swedish
belägrad
"Belägrad" means "besieged" in English.
In a sentence
Staden var belägrad av fiendens armé.
The city was besieged by the enemy's army.
In this sentence, the word 'belägrad' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the city, indicating that it was surrounded and besieged by the enemy forces.
Han kände sig belägrad av alla sina skyldigheter.
He felt besieged by all his obligations.
Here, 'belägrad' is employed metaphorically to express a feeling of being overwhelmed or surrounded by responsibilities.
De belägrades av oro när nyheterna nådde dem.
They were besieged by worry when the news reached them.
In this example, 'belägrades' is used metaphorically to describe being overwhelmed by emotions, in this case, worry.
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