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Meaning of spite of | Babel Free

Preposition CEFR B2

Definitions

In spite of.

obsolete

Examples

“My loue lookes freſh, and death to me ſubſcribes, Since ſpight of him Ile liue in this poore rime, […]”
“[…] some of the rain forced its way, and Ann felt the effects of it, for she caught cold, spite of Mary's precautions.”
“Spite of brown-stone trimmings, plate-glass and mosaic vestibule floors, the water does not rise in summer to the second story, while the beer flows unchecked to the all-night picnics on the roof.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sub such as syne t' t/o ta

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