despite

Betekenis

Prep

In spite of, notwithstanding.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
2. Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
3. Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.

Verb

To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɪˈspaɪt/

Etymologie

The noun is from Middle English despit, dispit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectum (“looking down on”), from dēspiciō (“to look down, despise”).
The preposition is from Middle English dispit, from the phrase in dispit of (in despite of).

Zinnen

For years , despite the success of his songs , Vanzolini never recorded an album .

Jarenlang heeft Vanzolini, ondanks het succes van zijn liedjes, nooit een album opgenomen.

Despite this , the band continued with established session guitarist B . J . Cole replacing McCabe .

Desondanks ging de band verder met de gevestigde sessiegitarist B. J. Cole die McCabe verving.

Despite her renewed musical emphasis , Deckers' career failed to prosper .

Ondanks haar hernieuwde muzikale nadruk, slaagde de carrière van Deckers niet om te gedijen.