"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
2. adamantly defend = stanowczo bronić adamantly defend
3. tenaciously defend = nieustępliwie bronić tenaciously defend
  • These 'troops in the wood' were the Grassins, a combination of light infantry and light cavalry who tenaciously defended the position against the Allied attack.
  • He defended tenaciously, earning a spot on the All-Defensive Team four years running.
  • Any debate over reform quickly leads into a quagmire where powerful lobbies tenaciously defend vital interests.
  • The rest of the village was being defended tenaciously by the Americans.
  • I thank Chairman Arafat, who tenaciously defended the interests of his people, and the very impressive members of his team as well.
  • She didn't want to probe too deeply, but didn't have to to realize what a psychically gifted prize Lora was defending so tenaciously.
  • Marbury played the final 4 minutes 26 seconds with five fouls, tenaciously defending Iverson.
  • They tenaciously defended the small fortress of Akasaka before finally being forced to withdraw.
  • These fixed defences were used extensively during the battle, with Japanese tactics being focused on tenaciously defending pre-prepared positions.
  • The Confederates under Robert E. Lee tenaciously defended their capital until the very end.
4. doggedly defend = uparcie bronić doggedly defend

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