Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - despite
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~ prep 1 in spite of something (Despite all our efforts to save the school, the County decided to close it. | despite the fact that) (She went to Spain despite the fact the doctor had told her to rest.) 2 despite yourself if you do something despite yourself, you do it although you did not intend to (Despite herself, she found his attention rather enjoyable.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising. The National Health Service has visibly deteriorated, despite increased spending... She will stand by husband, despite reports that he sent another woman love notes. = in spite of PREP: PREP n/-ing 2. If you do something despite yourself you do it although you did not really intend or expect to. Despite myself, Harry’s remarks had caused me to stop and reflect. PREP: PREP pron-refl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French despit, from Latin despectus, from despicere Date: 13th century 1. the feeling or attitude of despising ; contempt 2. malice, spite 3. a. an act showing contempt or defiance b. detriment, disadvantage I know of no government which stands to its obligations, even in its own ~, more solidly — Sir Winston Churchill II. transitive verb (~d; despiting) Date: 14th century 1. archaic to treat with contempt 2. obsolete to provoke to anger ; vex III. preposition Date: 15th century in spite of played ~ an injury ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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prep. & n. --prep. in spite of. --n. archaic or literary 1 outrage, injury. 2 malice, hatred (died of mere despite). Phrases and idioms despite (or in despite) of archaic in spite of. Derivatives despiteful adj. Etymology: ME f. OF despit f. L despectus noun f. despicere (as DESPISE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. уст. злоба; презрение Id: in smb.'s despite —- во вред кому-л. 2. вопреки, несмотря на despite our efforts —- несмотря на наши усилия ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) злоба; презрение 2) in despite of (употр. как предлог) - вопреки; несмотря на - in his despite 2. prep. несмотря на; despite our efforts - несмотря на наши усилия ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., from O.Fr. despit, from L. despectus "a looking down on," from despicere (see despise). Prep. is short for "in despite of," loan-translation of Fr. en despit de "in contempt of." Almost became despight during 15c. spelling reform. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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