"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
3. later defend = później obroń later defend
5. effectively defend = skutecznie obroń effectively defend
7. actively defend = aktywnie obroń actively defend
8. once defend = kiedyś obroń once defend
9. better defend = lepiej obroń better defend
10. forcefully defend = z mocą obroń forcefully defend
11. actually defend = faktycznie obroń actually defend
12. ably defend = z talentem obroń ably defend
13. openly defend = otwarcie obroń openly defend
14. frequently defend = często broń frequently defend
15. generally defend = ogólnie obroń generally defend
  • Democrats, who made heavy use of the committees, generally defended the groups while Republicans argued to have them constrained.
  • The Republicans generally defended the telephone calls, saying they were a legitimate effort to test possible advertising campaigns.
  • Screening forts were intended to lend mutual support to others of their kind and generally defended on one front.
  • Scribner's generally defended the principles of classical economics and opposed socialism.
  • Many worried that bringing a lawsuit would hurt their careers in law firms that generally defended, rather than sued, big companies.
  • The intellectual property laws Thailand generally defended started working against life expectancy.
  • The airlines generally defend their executive compensation packages by saying they need to offer enough incentives to keep these managers around during a time of crisis.
  • Companies generally defend the encores for their former chiefs, calling them the best choices for the jobs, particularly in difficult times.
  • He generally defends the Bush administration's foreign policy.
  • They generally defended their participation in the film on the grounds that they had only done so under duress.
16. eloquently defend = wymownie bronić eloquently defend
17. rigorously defend = rygorystycznie obroń rigorously defend
18. proudly defend = dumnie obroń proudly defend
19. famously defend = doskonale bronić famously defend
20. normally defend = zwykle obroń normally defend
21. loyally defend = lojalnie bronić loyally defend
(10) initially, primarily
Kolokacji: 2
(12) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2

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