"defend" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defend verbo

defend + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 149
defend champion • defend one's title • defend one's decision • defend one's actions • defend one's position • defend one's interests • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 29
(2) title, championship, king
Kolokacji: 3
(9) honor, crown, medal
Kolokacji: 3
(11) thesis, dissertation
Kolokacji: 2
(12) approach, entrance
Kolokacji: 2
(16) view, coast
Kolokacji: 2
(17) reputation, name
Kolokacji: 2
(19) democracy, segregation
Kolokacji: 2
(20) ability, morality
Kolokacji: 2
(21) woman, husband, wife
Kolokacji: 3
(22) proposal, speech, comment
Kolokacji: 3
1. defend one's proposal = bronić czyjś propozycja defend one's proposal
  • Others defended Mr. Bush's proposal as an exercise in setting priorities.
  • Mr. Brown defends his proposal as a measure that would result in lower taxes for middle- and lower-income people.
  • Republican leaders defended their proposal as one that would cut fat from the state's $12.1 billion budget while maintaining essential services.
  • And he defended his proposal, saying, "I've got two trillion set aside to Social Security."
  • And in defending this year's proposal, he often sounded as much like a candidate as a governor.
  • But he strongly defended the administration's proposal to allow drilling for oil and gas in the Alaskan refuge.
  • Mr. Kenny defended his proposal as a worthy basis for debate.
  • It is strange that the Commission did not feel the need to defend its own original proposal, but instead took the side of the Council.
  • We also said so in the Council where the Commission defended strongly our amended proposal.
  • She defended her proposal, saying other towns in New Jersey had adopted similar provisions to preserve order.
2. defend one's comments = bronić czyjś komentarze defend one's comments
3. defend speech = broń przemówienia defend speech
(23) chance, turf
Kolokacji: 2
(24) currency, others
Kolokacji: 2
(26) piracy, criminal, murderer
Kolokacji: 3
(27) father, mother, son
Kolokacji: 3
(28) titlist
Kolokacji: 1
(29) Stalin, capitalism, journalist
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + defend
Kolokacji: 39
help defend • die defending • prepared to defend • attempt to defend • try to defend • forced to defend • continue to defend • ...
defend + preposición
Kolokacji: 27
defend against • defend by • defend before • defend on • defend with • ...
defend + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 62
successfully defend • vigorously defend • strongly defend • heavily defended • defend well • ...

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