despise
gb/dɪspˈaɪz/ us/dɪspˈaɪz/
C1
Англійська
~ 5200
megvet
ДІЄСЛОВО
C1
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megvet
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Модель уживання:
to despise [someone/something]
She openly despises anyone who lies to her.
Nyíltan megvet mindenkit, aki hazudik neki.
He despises violence and refuses to watch action movies.
Megveti az erőszakot, és nem hajlandó akciófilmeket nézni.
They secretly despise each other but pretend to be friends in public.
I despise the way he talks to his employees, as if they were children.
Growing up poor, he came to despise the arrogance of the rich.
Навчальні приклади
I despise people who are cruel to animals.
Megvetem azokat az embereket, akik kegyetlenül bánnak az állatokkal.
She despises her boss because he is rude.
Megveti a főnökét, mert udvariatlan.
My father despises smoking and never allows it in our house.
They despise corruption in government.
He despises himself for not telling the truth.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse "despise" with "despite"; these words are unrelated. "Despite" is a preposition meaning "in spite of" (e.g., "Despite the rain, we went out"), while "despise" is a verb meaning to strongly hate and not respect someone or something (e.g., "I despise lies"). Another mistake is overusing "despise" when a softer verb like "dislike" or "not like" is more natural in everyday conversation, because "despise" is very strong. Also, avoid patterns like *"I despise to wait"*; use the -ing form: "I despise waiting."
Значення
feel strong dislike and contempt
Словосполучення
deeply despise
|secretly despise
|openly despise
|despise myself
|despise authority
|despise violence
Синоніми
hate (More common and general; it may be less about lack of respect and more about strong negative feeling.)
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detest (Very strong dislike, close in strength to "despise" but slightly less focused on looking down on someone.)
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loathe (Suggests disgust as well as hatred, often with a physical or emotional revulsion.)
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scorn (Emphasizes the feeling that someone or something is worthless or beneath you.)
Антоніми
respect (Opposite in terms of valuing and looking up to someone instead of looking down on them.)
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admire (Opposite emotional attitude: to strongly approve of and look up to someone.)
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value (Opposite in terms of considering someone or something important and worthy, rather than worthless.)
Теми
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
To hate someone or something very strongly and not respect them at all.
To feel a very strong dislike for someone or something and to have no respect for them or it.
Граматика
Словникова форма
despise
IPA
GB/dɪspˈaɪz/
US/dɪspˈaɪz/
Склади й наголос
des - pise (2 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pise)
Форми слова
Verb
- Base: despise
- 3rd Person Singular: despises
- Present Participle: despising
- Past: despised
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