poner sitio

Spanish

Verb

poner sitio (first-person singular present pongo sitio, first-person singular preterite puse sitio, past participle puesto sitio)

1. (idiomatic) to siege; to lay siege

   pusieron sitio a la fortaleza

   they laid siege to the fortress

Further reading

• “poner sitio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10