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As soon as she took over the office fo mayor, she was besieged, or dispatched), by dozens of people eager to get city jobs?

2007-09-05 17:41:21 · 4 answers · asked by Roxyroe 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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besieged

2007-09-05 17:48:39 · answer #1 · answered by sue-sue 7 · 0 0

I am including both definitions below. Look at each, and decide for yourself which would be better. (If you don't select beseige, you will be wrong.)


be·siege (b-sj) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
be·sieged , be·sieg·ing , be·sieg·es
To surround with hostile forces.
To crowd around; hem in.
To harass or importune, as with requests: Reporters besieged the winner for interviews.
To cause to feel distressed or worried: She was besieged by problems.



TRANSITIVE VERB:
dis·patched , dis·patch·ing , dis·patch·es
To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business. See Synonyms at send 1.

To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly.
To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
To put to death summarily.

2007-09-06 02:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by masince1986 6 · 0 0

the answer is besieged......it means a person is in a missing (besieged) status if a member of an organized element has been surrounded by a hostile force for the purpose of compelling it to surrenders

2007-09-06 00:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Erika M 2 · 0 0

First of all, it is WHICH word. and the word besieged would work.

(A witch is a person who practices the arts of black magic, etc and sometimes Satanism. Though, there are are good witches, too who practice wicca)

2007-09-06 01:36:48 · answer #4 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0 0

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