"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 • ...
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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 14
(1) successfully, unsuccessfully
Kolokacji: 2
(2) vigorously, strenuously
Kolokacji: 2
(3) strongly, weakly, robustly
Kolokacji: 3
(4) heavily, lightly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) initially, primarily
Kolokacji: 2
(12) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2
  • They'd stood and bravely defended all that was important to them, even to paying the ultimate price.
  • Members swear to "bravely defend the rights and freedom of the German people."
  • It did not, however, end the sadness of the men who died bravely defending what was theirs.
  • Croft's men defended bravely, knowing they had to buy time.
  • Edward was, after all, a legendary warrior who'd bravely defended King and country.
  • It was the young bookkeeper from the paper mill, who had so bravely defended the girls on Saturday night.
  • Urduja and her people bravely defend the tribe from the forces of Wang.
  • It's an honor to live in a country that is so well and so bravely defended by such patriots.
  • Together with a group of young people she bravely defended the troop flag donated by Łódź women.
  • Kids, take note: Will is the brains of this operation, and he gets to play a fancy virtual-reality game while bravely defending his family.
2. valiantly defend = mężnie bronić valiantly defend
3. heroically defend = bohatersko bronić heroically defend
4. courageously defend = odważnie bronić courageously defend

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