despite
gb/dɪspˈaɪt/ us/dɪspˈaɪt/
B1
Anglų
~ 800
ellenére, annak ellenére, hogy
B1
1
ellenére
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
despite [noun/noun phrase]
Despite the heavy traffic, we arrived on time.
A nagy forgalom ellenére időben megérkeztünk.
She continued working despite feeling unwell.
Annak ellenére, hogy rosszul érezte magát, tovább dolgozott.
The team won despite having fewer players than the opponent.
Despite the rain, the festival went ahead as planned.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Despite the cold, we went outside.
A hideg ellenére kimentünk.
He passed the test despite his illness.
Betegsége ellenére átment a vizsgán.
They had fun despite the bad weather.
Despite her age, she runs fast.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'despite' with 'although'. 'Despite' is followed by a noun or noun phrase, not a full clause unless using 'the fact that'.
Reikšmė
without being affected by
Kolokacijos
despite the rain
|despite the fact
|despite difficulties
|despite opposition
Sinonimai
in spite of (Almost identical in meaning; slightly more common in informal speech.)
Antonimai
because of (Indicates a cause rather than contrast or concession.)
Temos
contrast
|logic
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Apibrėžimas
Used to show that something happens even though there is another thing that could stop it.
Used to say that something happened or is true even though there is something that might have prevented it.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
despite
IPA
GB/dɪspˈaɪt/
US/dɪspˈaɪt/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
des - pite (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pite)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: despite
- Plural: despites
Žodžių šeima
Forms
despites
noun
Related words
Posakiai
despite the fact that
1/dɪspˈaɪt ðə fˈækt ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
even though something is true
Used to show that something happens even though a certain fact is true.
Pavyzdžiai
- Despite the fact that he was tired, he kept working.
- She smiled despite the fact that she was nervous.