"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
  • In the event of an attack on the city, the building could be destroyed quickly.
  • It was destroyed in the 16th century but quickly restored.
  • This is especially effective for references which are created and quickly destroyed.
  • If he should climb high enough or go out to sea, the ship would be quickly destroyed.
  • If the command ship was not destroyed quickly, the player lost 800 points.
  • If they are destroyed quickly, we must see them only because they were made recently.
  • Two light tanks, which had penetrated into the town, were quickly destroyed.
  • Most were quickly destroyed by Japanese aircraft and played an insignificant part in the campaign.
  • In general, it is added at the last moment, as cooking quickly destroys the flavor.
  • Thinking that the enemy is among them, the troopers quickly destroy each other.
5. destroyed outright = zniszczony wprost destroyed outright
(9) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) simply, literally, truly
Kolokacji: 3
(11) actually, practically
Kolokacji: 2
(12) permanently, temporarily
Kolokacji: 2
(13) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(15) repeatedly, periodically
Kolokacji: 2

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