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. — deniko
ruБогатые иногда презирают бедных. — shanghainese
deDie Reichen verachten manchmal die Armen. — raggione
Tom and Mary despised each other.
Том з Мері презирали одне одного. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри презирали друг друга. — odexed
Tom still despises me.
Том все ще презирає мене. — deniko
Tom probably still despises Mary.
Том, мабуть, і досі презирає Мері. — deniko
deTom verachtet Maria wahrscheinlich noch immer. — wolfgangth
I still despise those people.
Я й досі презираю тих людей. — deniko
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