"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defeat sustantivo

sustantivo + defeat

Kolokacji: 25

election defeat • defeat of the army • home defeat • league defeat • landslide defeat • ...

defeat + verbo

Kolokacji: 27

defeat comes • defeat leaves • defeat leads • defeat means • defeat ends • ...

Kolokacji: 5

Grup znaczeniowych: 4

(1) come, lead, end, follow, cause, ...

Kolokacji: 13

(2) leave, give, suffer, allow, lose

Kolokacji: 5

(3) mean, mark, see, signal, prove, ...

Kolokacji: 7

(4) seem, loom

Kolokacji: 2

1. defeat seems = porażka wydaje się defeat seems

His defeat in the provincial election of 1941 seems to have been unexpected.
Even so, victory or defeat seemed to depend on what happened to this one crawler in the next few minutes.
Even four weeks ago, the defeat of his candidates would have seemed unthinkable.
The defeat never seemed in doubt, but the Nets' season is.
Each defeat has seemed to deflate them even more.
There were numerous examples in military history where defeat had seemed inevitable and yet a victory was achieved.
The traumatic defeat in 1870 seemed far away, but a vengeful spirit was always present.
Every defeat seems to bring Green closer to the end of his term as manager.
This defeat seemed to take the wind out of Roscommon's sails.
Jameson's defeat does not seem to have been due to any defect in his artillery.

2. defeat looms = porażka wisi w powietrzu defeat looms

verbo + defeat

Kolokacji: 58

concede defeat • admit defeat • accept defeat • make in a defeat • lead to one's defeat • score in a defeat • play in the defeat • ...

adjetivo + defeat

Kolokacji: 123

humiliating defeat • major defeat • final defeat • bad defeat • military defeat • heavy defeat • electoral defeat • decisive defeat • ...

preposición + defeat

Kolokacji: 22

of defeat • from defeat • after one's defeat • to one's defeat • following one's defeat • ...

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