despite in English: Used to say that something happens even though something else could stop it. (preposition)

Translation

Used to say that something happens even though something else could stop it.

Word origin

From Old French despit, from Latin despectus, a looking down on, from despicere.

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The rain could have stopped us, but it did not.

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"Despite" is followed by a noun or an -ing form, never by a full sentence.

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Use "despite", not "despite of". Only "in spite of" takes "of".

although

Used to join two parts of a sentence when the second part is surprising after the first.

but

Joins two ideas to show a difference or a surprise between them.

still

Up to now or up to this point, going on as before.

even

Used to show that something is surprising or more than expected.

however

Used to add something that is different or surprising after what was said before.

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