"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
  • Georgia did not have a bad run defense either, but had poorly defended the forward pass in weeks prior.
  • However, the city had few fortifications and was poorly defended.
  • This sample game illustrates what can happen if Black defends poorly.
  • His poorly defended lines of supply and communication were soon compromised.
  • Next best would be a small, poorly defended village.
  • The king noted during this visit that Marseilles was poorly defended.
  • These plants were known to be poorly defended by the Soviets and irreplaceable.
  • An attack on a poorly defended supply line can render the whole enemy army unable to fight.
  • It would be poorly defended without the support of the cavalry divisions destroyed by the retreat.
  • She's only allowed small raids against supply lines and poorly defended outposts.
5. angrily defend = gniewnie obroń angrily defend
(10) initially, primarily
Kolokacji: 2
(12) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2

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