"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 • ...
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 • ...
  • Comprehensively defeated, he now had no choice but to open peace negotiations.
  • This eventually led to a war in which the Portuguese were defeated comprehensively.
  • The Welsh team were comprehensively defeated by a score of 7-2.
  • Galway were comprehensively defeated on that occasion by 2-18 to 2-7.
  • Immediately he set out to meet them, engaged their army and comprehensively defeated it, before going on to capture the enemy camp.
  • Despite the local enthusiasm for the tie, Dumbarton were comprehensively defeated 4-1 in the game.
  • Because if the Almecs are comprehensively defeated you will be closer to your goal.
  • In Batavia, the revolt was crushed within a day or two, and after a few weeks it had been comprehensively defeated throughout the country.
  • Ravana was comprehensively defeated and was put to humiliation by him.
  • A 1988 referendum sought to explicitly insert mention of local government in the federal constitution but this was comprehensively defeated.
(7) unexpectedly, duly
Kolokacji: 2

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