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Melanie Posted 22 years ago
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What do "inspite" and "despite" mean?
I thought that it's better to ask here. I get a better and clearer explanation here because when i check in the dictionary I end up looking up for more words to understand one word.
Thank you in advance.
I thought that it's better to ask here. I get a better and clearer explanation here because when i check in the dictionary I end up looking up for more words to understand one word.
Thank you in advance.
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There's no such word as "inspite", but I think "in spite" does exist. I hardly ever see it though, so I can't give a good example of how to use it. On the other hand, "despite" means "even though".
- There's no such word as "inspite", but I think "in spite" does exist.
- I hardly ever see it though, so I can't give a good example of how to use it.
- On the other hand, "despite" means "even though".
- For example: Despite suffering a defeat, we never gave up.
- Even though we suffered a defeat, we never gave up.
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There's no such word as "inspite", but I think "in spite" does exist. I hardly ever see it though, so I can't give a good example of how to use it.
On the other hand, "despite" means "even though". For example:
Despite suffering a defeat, we never gave up.
Even though we suffered a defeat, we never gave up.
On the other hand, "despite" means "even though". For example:
Despite suffering a defeat, we never gave up.
Even though we suffered a defeat, we never gave up.
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"In spite of" and Despite + noun are very similar to although + clause:
Althought it was raining, we went out.
DESPITE the rain, we went out. (and not Despite it was raining, we went out.)
Another examples:
Despite the fact that => I went bungee jumping despite the fact that it's dangerous.
Despite => I went bungee jumping despite the danger.
In
Althought it was raining, we went out.
DESPITE the rain, we went out. (and not Despite it was raining, we went out.)
Another examples:
Despite the fact that => I went bungee jumping despite the fact that it's dangerous.
Despite => I went bungee jumping despite the danger.
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"In spite of" and Despite + noun are very similar to although + clause:
Although it was raining, we went out.
DESPITE the rain, we went out. (and not Despite it was raining, we went out.)
Another examples:
Despite the fact that => I went bungee jumping despite the fact that it's dangerous.
Despite => I went bungee jumping despite the danger.
In
Although it was raining, we went out.
DESPITE the rain, we went out. (and not Despite it was raining, we went out.)
Another examples:
Despite the fact that => I went bungee jumping despite the fact that it's dangerous.
Despite => I went bungee jumping despite the danger.
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Hi, Melanie 
Both prepositions have the same meaning. "Despite", however, is slightly more formal than "in spite of".
Both prepositions have the same meaning. "Despite", however, is slightly more formal than "in spite of".
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