despise
To regard with contempt or scornTo regard with contempt or scorn.
» The rich sometimes despise the poor.
Die Reichen verachten manchmal die Armen.
Богатые иногда презирают бедных.
Богатые иногда смотрят свысока на бедных.
Багаті іноді зневажають бідних.
Meaning
2 sensesTo regard with contempt or scorn.
Near-synonym: hate
Katie despised video games because she saw them as a trashy, boring waste of time.
verachten
презира́тьprezirátʹ, презре́тьprezrétʹ
зневажа́тиznevažáty, знева́житиznevážyty
To disregard or ignore.
пренебрегатьprenebregatʹ
- look down on with disdain
Examples
312 sentencesThe rich sometimes despise the poor.
Багаті іноді зневажають бідних.
ruБогатые иногда презирают бедных.
deDie Reichen verachten manchmal die Armen.
Tom and Mary despised each other.
Том з Мері презирали одне одного.
ruТом и Мэри презирали друг друга.
Tom still despises me.
Том все ще презирає мене.
Tom probably still despises Mary.
Том, мабуть, і досі презирає Мері.
deTom verachtet Maria wahrscheinlich noch immer.
I still despise those people.
Я й досі презираю тих людей.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspiceFrom Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“to look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.
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Forms
despises, despising, despised, despisedSynonyms
30 synonymsAntonyms
22 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle