"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defeat verbo

defeat + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 211
defeat enemies • defeat one's opponent • defeat several candidates • defeat the champion • defeat one's rivals • defeat the purpose • ...
6. defeat the purpose = mijać się z celem (robić coś bezsensownego) defeat the purpose
  • Chadwick easily defeated his Democratic challenger, 76,021 to 38,253 in the great Republican landslide of 1946.
  • She defeated her primary challenger, Mike Miller, by 21 percentage points.
  • On July 19, however, he handily defeated his challenger and retained his seat.
  • On a low-turnout general election day, Dixon defeated her Republican challenger with more than 87 percent of the vote.
  • To progress, the player needs to defeat the chapter's respective challenger.
  • Wilkinson surprised most political observers by winning the primary and going on to defeat his Republican challenger in the general election.
  • In the May, 2012, Republican primary in a newly-redrawn district he defeated his challenger with 76% of the vote.
  • Posey won with 53% of the vote, defeating his closest challenger, Blythe, by 11%.
  • He was well liked in the town, and defeated his challenger by a vote of 1,597 to 1,409.
  • He won the February 1989 primary, defeating his nearest challenger 43% to 18% of the official vote.
12. defeat Germany = porażka Niemcy defeat Germany
14. defeat the University = zwycięż Uniwersytet defeat the University
15. defeat monsters = potwory porażki defeat monsters
16. defeat Australia = porażka Australia defeat Australia
17. defeat France = porażka Francja defeat France
18. defeat the St. Cardinals = zwyciężać St. Kardynały defeat the St. Cardinals
19. defeat England = porażka Anglia defeat England
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 30
verbo + defeat
Kolokacji: 24
defeat before losing • help defeat • team to defeat • try to defeat • manage to defeat • go to defeat • ...
defeat + preposición
Kolokacji: 31
defeat by • defeat in • defeat after • defeat at • defeat for • ...
defeat + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 49
narrowly defeated • easily defeat • soundly defeated • eventually defeated • decisively defeated • finally defeated • later defeated • ...

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