GO OVER TO THE DEFENSIVE

Meaning of GO OVER TO THE DEFENSIVE in English

become defensive, defend oneself

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEFENSIVE — adj defensive; alliantia defensive defensive alliance; armas defensive arms of defense (defence)
Interlingua English vocab
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFENSIVE — I. də̇ˈfen(t)siv, dēˈ-, ˈdēˌf-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French defensif, from Medieval Latin defensivus, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFENSIVE — (a.) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFENSIVE — (a.) Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFENSIVE — ( a. ) Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFENSIVE — ( a. ) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFENSIVE — — defensively , adv. — defensiveness , n. /di fen"siv/ , adj. 1. serving to defend; protective: defensive armament. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEFENSIVE — I. di-ˈfen(t)-siv, ˈdē-ˌ adjective Date: 14th century 1. : serving to defend or protect defensive fortifications 2. a. : devoted …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
DEFENSIVE — noun that which defends; a safeguard. 2. defensive ·adj in a state or posture of defense. 3. defensive ·adj carried …
Webster English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEFENSIVE — [de.fen.sive] adj (14c) 1: serving to defend or protect 2. a: devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEFENSIVE — defensive BrE AmE di ˈfen t s ɪv də- ▷ defensive|ly li ▷ defensive|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFENSIVE — / dɪˈfensɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. protecting sb/sth against attack : a defensive measure Troops took …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEFENSIVE — I. de ‧ fen ‧ sive 1 /dɪˈfensɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : DEFENCE/DEFENSE , ↑ defendant …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEFENSIVE — adj. 1 done or intended for defence or to defend. 2 (of a person or attitude) concerned to challenge criticism. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEFENSIVE — adj. 1 done or intended for defence or to defend. 2 (of a person or attitude) concerned to challenge criticism. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFENSIVE — 1. You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something. The Government hastily organized defensive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEFENSIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES offensive/defensive lineman COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB more ▪ He has been playing a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEFENSIVE — [noun] [U]On the defensive means prepared to protect yourself against attack or criticism.Now that we have American support, the enemy …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — adj. run over run through or over all over bend over blanch over boil over bowl over check over come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVER — I. adverb 1. from one point to another across intervening space sailed over to the island Synonyms: across, athwart, beyond, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — See ↑ ABOVE 1, ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ DURING 1, ↑ MORE 2, ↑ ON/ON TOP OF 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
OVER — adj. 25B6; preposition there will be cloud over most of the country : ABOVE, on top of, higher (up) than, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEFENSIVE — n. 25B6; adjective troops in defensive positions : DEFENDING, protective; wary, watchful. a defensive response : SELF-JUSTIFYING, oversensitive, prickly, paranoid, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — prep. 1 above, on, upon, on top of, atop (of) She spread a tarpaulin over the boat to protect it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OVER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на движение или нахождение над каким-л. предметом над, выше a flight over the sea ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEFENSIVE — 1. сущ. оборона; оборонительная позиция to act, be, stand on the defensive ≈ обороняться, защищаться 2. прил. оборонительный; оборонный; защищающий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OVER — over.ogg 1. ʹəʋvə n 1. излишек, избыток 2. приплата 3. воен. перелёт ( снаряда ) 4. спорт. серия бросков ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEFENSIVE — defensive.ogg 1. dıʹfensıv n оборона; оборонительная позиция to be /to stand, to act/ on the defensive - обороняться, защищаться; стоять …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEFENSIVE — defensive сущ.оборона; оборонительная позиция to act, be, stand on the defensive — обороняться, защищаться 2. прил.оборонительный; оборонный; защищающий, защитный to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OVER — 1. ʹəʋvə n 1. излишек, избыток 2. приплата 3. воен. перелёт ( снаряда ) 4. спорт. серия бросков ( обыкн. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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