"despond" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈspɒnd/, /ˈdɛspɒnd/ (note: rare, noun usage) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-despond.wav
Rhymes: -ɒnd Etymology: From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēspondeō||give up, abandon}} Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), {{compound|la|dē|spondeō|nocat=1|t1=from|t2=promise}} dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} despond (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) Despondency. Tags: archaic, uncountable Synonyms: despair Related terms: slough of despond
    Sense id: en-despond-en-noun-Hw8qY--J

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈspɒnd/, /ˈdɛspɒnd/ (note: rare, noun usage) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-despond.wav Forms: desponds [present, singular, third-person], desponding [participle, present], desponded [participle, past], desponded [past]
Rhymes: -ɒnd Etymology: From Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), from dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēspondeō||give up, abandon}} Latin dēspondeō (“give up, abandon”), {{compound|la|dē|spondeō|nocat=1|t1=from|t2=promise}} dē (“from”) + spondeō (“promise”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} despond (third-person singular simple present desponds, present participle desponding, simple past and past participle desponded)
  1. To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart. Translations (to give up the will, courage, or spirit): ἀθυμέω (athuméō) (Ancient Greek), падам духом (padam duhom) (Bulgarian), se décourager (French), verzagen (German), csügged (Hungarian), elcsügged (Hungarian), desesperar-se (Portuguese), bedbin olmak (Turkish), umut kesmek (Turkish), ümidini kaybetmek (Turkish)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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