in spite of en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding.
No evening I had passed at Bly had the portentous quality of this one; in spite of which—and in spite also of the deeper depths of consternation that had opened beneath my feet—there was literally, in the ebbing actual, an extraordinarily sweet sadness.
1898, Henry James, The Turn of the Screw, Courier Dover Publications, published 1991, →ISBN, page 72:The railway is still vital to Jordan's export trade, but in spite of the poor quality of the road, diesel lorries are gradually robbing it of freight traffic, and anyone who can afford to fly does so rather than face the long desert journey by rail.
1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 167:
Deriveds
Synonyms
with · regardless of · without regard for · notwithstanding · maugre · despite · for all · regardless of · in spite of · maugre · without considering · irrespective of
Translations (75)
pt apesar de (despite) · ka მიუხედავად (despite) · ga ainneoin (despite) · is þrátt fyrir (despite) · hu ellenére (despite) · uk по́при (despite) · ar عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِن (despite) · fi huolimatta (despite) · hu dacára, hogy… (despite) · ar رَغْم أَنَّ (despite) · sh uprkos (despite) · cmn 不顧 /不顾 (despite) · cs přes (despite) · pl wbrew (despite) · fa با وجود (despite) · da til trods for (despite) · de trotz (despite) · uk невважа́ючи на (despite) · cs navzdory (despite) · ba ҡарамаҫтан (despite) · fa علی رغم (despite) · bg въпреки (despite) · da på trods af (despite) · ca malgrat (despite) · sk napriek (despite) · ga in ainneoin (despite) · ru вопреки́ (despite) · pt a despeito de (despite) · bg напук (despite) · it sebbene (despite) · eo malgraŭ (despite) · ary وخا (despite) · fr bien que (despite) · nb tross (despite) · fr malgré (despite) · tl sa kabila ng (despite) · it nonostante (despite) · uk ми́мо (despite) · nl ondanks (despite) · ro cu toate că (despite) · cmn 即使 (despite) · sv trots (despite) · nb til tross for (despite) · fa با اینکه (despite) · nn trass (despite) · be нягле́дзячы на (despite) · cmn 儘管 /尽管 (despite) · ar رُغْم أَنَّ (despite) · es a pesar de (despite) · tr rağmen (despite) · tr karşın (despite) · sh упркос (despite) · ja 〜にもかかわらず (despite) · hu annak ellenére, hogy… (despite) · cmn 不管 (despite) · uk незважа́ючи на (despite) · ga d’ainneoin (despite) · ar بِالرَّغْمِ مِن (despite) · he למרות (despite) · ru несмотря́ на (despite) · be наперако́р (despite) · hy չնայած (despite) · el παρά (despite) · pl pomimo (despite) · fr en dépit de (despite) · hu dacára (despite) · ro în ciuda (despite) · cs vzdor (despite) · cmn 任憑 /任凭 (despite) · ko 에도 불구하고 (despite) · pl mimo (despite) · dsb mimo (despite) · it malgrado (despite) · arz راغم ان (despite) · ca tot i (despite)