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Definitioner
Verb
- (transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause to despair.
- (intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
Substantiv
- Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
- That which is despaired of.
Exempel
- I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
- We despaired even of life.
- He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive
- Don't despair. I'm sure that help will come.
- I despair of this child.
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