"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
  • There is no reason for us not to defend well.
  • The city was well defended until we were forced out.
  • "I thought we defended well on the last play," Brown said.
  • West took his jack and defended well by returning a heart.
  • He has a lot of energy, defends well and is always willing to attack.
  • Black was defending well in the difficult defense and could have claimed a draw on the 119th move.
  • This is a large city that might be well defended.
  • He defended well and was involved in nearly every attack we had going out there.
  • It is well defended; by a storm that would surprise you.
  • Yet we defended well and had the best first-half chance.
5. angrily defend = gniewnie obroń angrily defend
(10) initially, primarily
Kolokacji: 2
(12) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2

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