despond
de·spond
despond · desponds · desponded · desponding
verzagen
To give up the will, courage, or spiritTo give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
/dɪˈspɒnd/
Meaning
1 sensesTo give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
October 16, 1820, Thomas Scott, letter to the Rev. G. Knight, Harwell I should despair, or at least despond.
verzagen
lose confidence or hope; become dejected
Translations
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By meaning 1
to give up the will, courage, or spirit:
Origin
From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”).From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”).
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Forms
desponds, desponding, desponded, despondedWord family
4 related wordsDeriveddesponder
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