English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-despite.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪt|-aɪt
Noun
despite
- dated contemptuous defiance or disregard
- dated spite, malice or hatred
Preposition
despite
- in spite of
:Quotations
:* 1592–1609: So thou through windows of thine age shall see / Despite of wrinkles this thy golden time. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet III
:* 1592–1609: Yet, do thy worst, old Time: despite thy wrong, / My love shall in my verse ever live young. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet XIX
Derived terms
despiteful
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
Dutch: ondanks
Finnish: huolimatta joku|jostakin (1)
French: en dépit de
German: trotz
Hebrew: ��ר�ת (lamrot)
Italian: nonostante, sebbene
Polish: mimo, pomimo
Portuguese: apesar de
Spanish: a pesar de, pese a
Swedish: fastän, trots (att)
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