Information about the word despise (English → Esperanto: malestimi)

Synonyms: disdain, disparage, scorn

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪsˈpaɪ̯z/
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑟
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐹𐐴𐑆

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) despise(I) despised
(thou) despisest(thou) despisedst
(he) despises, despiseth(he) despised
(we) despise(we) despised
(you) despise(you) despised
(they) despise(they) despised
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) despise (I) despised
(thou) despise(thou) despised
(he) despise(he) despised
(we) despise(we) despised
(you) despise(you) despised
(they) despise(they) despised
Imperative mood
despise
Participles
Present participlePast participle
despisingdespised

Usage samples

His agenda may be bigger than just her ouster, another blow in his strategy to weaken the EU that he despises.
He must be the most despised American president ever.

Translations

Afrikaansverag
Danishforagte
Dutchverachten
Esperantomalestimi
Frenchdédaigner; mépriser
Germanverachten
Italiandisprezzare
Latinapolactizare
Papiamentodespresiá; menospresiá
Portuguesedesprezar; querer mal
Spanishdespreciar
Swedishförakta; missakta
West Frisianferachtsje