how to pronounce besiegen

/bəˈziːɡən/

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besiegen is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of besiegen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… und dann über neues list besiegen und …”

meanings of besiegen

verb:

To defeat (to overcome in battle or contest).

besiegen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word besiegen occurs in german on average 4.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.