"destroy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

destroy verbo

destroy + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 214
destroy evidence • destroy documents • destroy property • destroy buildings • destroy cells • destroy part • destroy crops • ...
verbo + destroy
Kolokacji: 45
threaten to destroy • attempt to destroy • seek to destroy • try to destroy • intend to destroy • manage to destroy • want to destroy • ...
destroy + preposición
Kolokacji: 43
destroyed by • destroyed during • destroyed before • destroyed after • destroyed in • ...
destroy + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 86
completely destroyed • totally destroyed • largely destroyed • utterly destroyed • partially destroyed • eventually destroy • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 15
(3) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2
(4) virtually, essentially
Kolokacji: 2
(5) effectively, potentially
Kolokacji: 2
(6) systematically, methodically
Kolokacji: 2
(9) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) simply, literally, truly
Kolokacji: 3
(11) actually, practically
Kolokacji: 2
  • Could it really be that all these places were actually destroyed by the attack of 1180?
  • The model was actually destroyed by the heat from the laser.
  • There was no breakdown on how many homes were actually destroyed.
  • He also said that it was irrelevant whether any documents were actually destroyed.
  • How will we know that the Soviets have actually destroyed their missiles?
  • Will James actually destroy the mobile with him on board?
  • Nothing was actually destroyed, but nothing seemed to be in the correct place, either.
  • Including them in the new directive will actually destroy their entrepreneurial drive.
  • They could have done a fair job of smashing themselves without actually destroying all their planets.
  • Maybe they won't actually destroy our files at all.
(12) permanently, temporarily
Kolokacji: 2
(13) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(15) repeatedly, periodically
Kolokacji: 2

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