despise

«despise» in Mova's school dictionary: to hate it or look down on it as worthless or wrong — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (despises, despised, despising)

meaning for a pupil

To despise someone or something is to hate it or look down on it as worthless or wrong. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a wicked character despises the good and kind, and a hero may despise cruelty.

examples

• I despise cheating. tree →
• The proud queen despised the poor farmer. tree →
• "I despise you," the giant roared. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• So Esau despised his birthright.
• surely they shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that despised Me see it.
• Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight?
• In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.
• Is this man Coniah a despised, broken image?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «despise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.