EN · C1 · verb

defend the scholarly position

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bronić stanowiska naukowego

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EN · C1

The expression’s meaning in conversation

  1. A

    The historian defended his scholarly position during the debate.

    Historyk bronił swojego stanowiska naukowego podczas debaty.

  2. B

    How do you understand the expression “defend the scholarly position” in this situation?

    Jak rozumiesz wyrażenie „bronić stanowiska naukowego” w tej sytuacji?

  3. A

    Let’s look at who acts in this example and what they want to achieve. That will help us understand the expression in this situation.

    Spójrzmy, kto działa w tym przykładzie i co chce osiągnąć. To pomoże nam uchwycić sens wyrażenia w tej sytuacji.

  4. B

    I’ll give another example. Let’s compare them and see what they share in meaning.

    Podam drugi przykład. Porównajmy je i sprawdźmy, co w znaczeniu pozostaje wspólne.

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Translations

Polishbronić stanowiska naukowegoverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germandie wissenschaftliche Position verteidigenverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishdefender la postura académicaverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianзащищать научную позициюverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

Historyk bronił swojego stanowiska naukowego podczas debaty.

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English

The historian defended his scholarly position during the debate.

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German

Der Historiker verteidigte seine wissenschaftliche Position während der Debatte.

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Spanish

El historiador defendió su postura académica durante el debate.

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Russian

Историк защищал свою научную позицию во время дискуссии.

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Grammar

verb

Dictionary form
defend the scholarly position

Present

Present
Idefend the scholarly position
youdefend the scholarly position
he / she / itdefends the scholarly position
wedefend the scholarly position
you (plural)defend the scholarly position
theydefend the scholarly position

Past

Past
Idefended the scholarly position
youdefended the scholarly position
he / she / itdefended the scholarly position
wedefended the scholarly position
you (plural)defended the scholarly position
theydefended the scholarly position

Future

Future
Iwill defend the scholarly position
youwill defend the scholarly position
he / she / itwill defend the scholarly position
wewill defend the scholarly position
you (plural)will defend the scholarly position
theywill defend the scholarly position
  • Present Simple, Past Simple and future with will. These tables show statements.
  • The table conjugates the main verb in the context of the whole expression. Nouns, adjectives and dependent infinitives inside it are not separate headwords.

Example

The historian defended his scholarly position during the debate.

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