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verb · intransitive · frequent

despite

despite · despites · despited · despiting

To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuouslyTo vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.

Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

/dɪˈspaɪt/

Meaning

1 senses

(obsolete)To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.

Origin

From Middle English despite, dispite, dyspite, dyspyte, from Old French despitier.

From Middle English despite, dispite, dyspite, dyspyte, from Old French despitier.

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Forms

despites, despiting, despited, despited

regular · Lesson

Base form	despite · to despite
3rd person singular	despites
Present participle	despiting
Past simple	despited
Past participle	despited

Tenses

despite · despited · will despite · have despited

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	despite
he, she, it	despites

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have despited
he, she, it	has despited

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will despite

Past simpleLesson

all persons

despited

Lessons 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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

desperationB2 despicable despiseB2 despondent despot despotic despotism

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