✳ despite (prep)
Sounds:
- /dɪˈspaɪt/ (UK)
despite (prep) senses:
1. In spite of, notwithstanding.
Sounds:
- /dɪˈspaɪt/ (UK)
despite (prep) senses:
1. In spite of, notwithstanding.
✳ despite (noun)
Forms:
- despites (plural)
despite (noun) senses:
1. (obsolete) Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
2. (archaic) Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
3. Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.
Forms:
- despites (plural)
despite (noun) senses:
1. (obsolete) Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
2. (archaic) Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
3. Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.
✳ despite (verb)
Forms:
- despites (present, singular, third-person)
- despiting (participle, present)
- despited (participle, past)
- despited (past)
despite (verb) senses:
1. (obsolete) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
Forms:
- despites (present, singular, third-person)
- despiting (participle, present)
- despited (participle, past)
- despited (past)
despite (verb) senses:
1. (obsolete) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
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They will create an app that connects volunteers with eco-friendly projects to promote sustainability.
They will create an app that connects volunteers with eco-friendly projects to promote sustainability.
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nondysplastic (adj): The inner ear abnormalities, whether dysplastic or nondysplastic, can be isolated or can be part of a multiorgan syndrome.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
Kendall made a decent living, even though it meant working a lot.
- (Kendall) I'm really happy with my income, but it's starting to wear on me.
- What is?
- My job. I have to work a lot of long hours to make this kind of money.
- Hang in there, Kendall. Maybe they'll promote you soon and all your hard work will payoff with less hours but more responsibility.
Kendall made a decent living, even though it meant working a lot.
- (Kendall) I'm really happy with my income, but it's starting to wear on me.
- What is?
- My job. I have to work a lot of long hours to make this kind of money.
- Hang in there, Kendall. Maybe they'll promote you soon and all your hard work will payoff with less hours but more responsibility.
🌜 Past Perfect Continuous 🌛
The movie had been playing for an hour before they entered the cinema.
The movie had been playing for an hour before they entered the cinema.
✳ grant (verb)
Sounds:
- /ɡɹɑːnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɡɹænt/ (General-American)
- /ɡɹɒnt/ (Mid-Atlantic)
Forms:
- grants (present, singular, third-person)
- granting (participle, present)
- granted (participle, past)
- granted (past)
grant (verb) senses:
1. (ditransitive) to give (permission or wish)
2. (ditransitive) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
3. (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
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Sounds:
- /ɡɹɑːnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɡɹænt/ (General-American)
- /ɡɹɒnt/ (Mid-Atlantic)
Forms:
- grants (present, singular, third-person)
- granting (participle, present)
- granted (participle, past)
- granted (past)
grant (verb) senses:
1. (ditransitive) to give (permission or wish)
2. (ditransitive) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
3. (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
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✳ grant (noun)
Forms:
- grants (plural)
grant (noun) senses:
1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
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Forms:
- grants (plural)
grant (noun) senses:
1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
Ash hit their sister while they were playing on the floor. Cameron took away Ash's toys.
- (Ash) I really didn't mean to hit my sister though.
- I guess Cameron didn't think it was an accident.
- If I wanted to hit her for real I could have done it plenty of times.
- That's true, but they didn't see it like that.
- I just need to get my toys back.
- Did Cameron say when you will get them back?
Ash hit their sister while they were playing on the floor. Cameron took away Ash's toys.
- (Ash) I really didn't mean to hit my sister though.
- I guess Cameron didn't think it was an accident.
- If I wanted to hit her for real I could have done it plenty of times.
- That's true, but they didn't see it like that.
- I just need to get my toys back.
- Did Cameron say when you will get them back?
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raab (noun): Both female decrescendo calls and male “raab” calls were heard.
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raab (noun): Both female decrescendo calls and male “raab” calls were heard.
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✳ so-called (adj)
Sounds:
- /ˈsəʊˌkɔːld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsoʊˌkɔld/ (US)
so-called (adj) senses:
1. So named; commonly called.
2. (ironic) Commonly called by such a name, but not worthy of it.
Sounds:
- /ˈsəʊˌkɔːld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsoʊˌkɔld/ (US)
so-called (adj) senses:
1. So named; commonly called.
2. (ironic) Commonly called by such a name, but not worthy of it.