"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 • ...
verbo + defend
Kolokacji: 39
help defend • die defending • prepared to defend • attempt to defend • try to defend • forced to defend • continue to defend • ...
(3) continue, need, want
Kolokacji: 5
(4) say, state, point, intend
Kolokacji: 4
1. defeat defending = porażka broniąc defeat defending
2. killed defending = zabite bronienie killed defending
3. choose to defend = postanów obronić choose to defend
4. defend by defeating = obroń przez zwyciężanie defend by defeating
5. beat defending = zbij bronienie beat defending
6. spent defending = wydane bronienie spent defending
  • Nearly $4 million was spent defending the 18 people arrested in the Urewera terrorist raids.
  • Mr. Bush has called for big tax cuts, but he has spent almost as much time strongly defending two Democratic programs, Social Security and Medicare.
  • Elieth's last moments were spent defending against that enemy.
  • It's a wonderful conceit, and much of the rest of the novel is spent defending it.
  • Much energy is spent defending a territory from intruders, particularly other magpies, and different behaviours are seen with different opponents.
  • Mr. Imperatore cited the $4 million he said the company has spent defending itself as a factor that contributed to its financial troubles.
  • The rest of the day was spent defending the landing beaches from air attack.
  • The last four years of her career were spent defending her title, which she continued to match on several occasions.
  • Their reserves were spent defending Prokhorovka, there was nothing left of them.
  • The specificity of the Red Book came back to haunt the Liberals, however, and much of the next few years were spent defending broken promises.
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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