clinched
past simple and past participle ofclinch
| 单词 | clinched |
| 释义 | clinched past simple and past participle ofclinch clinch verb informaluk/klɪntʃ/us/klɪntʃ/clinchverb(WIN)[T] tofinallyget orwinsomething: Ihearhefinallyclinched thedealtobuythelandhewanted. Decisions and deciding
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Getting, receiving and accepting clinchverb(DECIDE)clinch it to make someonedecidewhat to do after a lot ofthoughtordiscussion: When they said thejobwouldinvolvetravellingtoParis, that clinched it (forher)(= that made hercertainthat shewantedthejob). Decisions and deciding
Examplesofclinchedclinched In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. These were, interestingly,clinchedin 1967- 68, not 1964- 66. From theCambridge English Corpus A claim could be strengthened, but notclinched, by evidence of generosity to the church through the payment of rates. From theCambridge English Corpus But the identification wasclinchedby multiple names, a triplet and a doublet. From theCambridge English Corpus The suggestions are at present the subject of negotiation and the matter is not yetclinched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thatclinchedthe evidence as far as he was concerned, and he removed the handle of the offending pump, much to local people's annoyance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That meant that no agreement could beclinched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The deal must therefore beclinchedimmediately, and it must be a tough one with peace as its goal. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The final negotiations about the unfreezing of those assetsclinchedthe deal and led to their release. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that in many cases it was the offer of a house thatclinchedthe deal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It makes it extremely difficult, even for an honest and straightforward salesman, to clinch a deal that might otherwise have beenclinchedcomparatively easily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that there is a prospect of it going elsewhere, but still negotiations continue and the deal has yet to beclinched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But with ourclinchedfist it is very strong, hard to break open. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This wasclinchedwhen he called in a most eminent civil servant, a master of centralisation, to help design the machinery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, by his intervention heclinchedthe case, because he has made serious reflections on individuals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those are the ten sites where negotiations have already beenclinchedand where railway surplus land has been made available for housing and other municipal purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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