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Although, even though vs. despite | ||
Here are some examples showing us that although / even though and despite / in spite of are similar in meaning, but are used with different structures. | ||
although, even though, though (+ clause) Even though he's a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat. He lives in a very small flat, even though he's a millionaire. Although / even though / though he's much older than the others, he won the race. He won the race, although / even though / though he's much older than the others. | despite, in spite of (+ verb + -ing) Despite / in spite of being a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat. He lives in a very small flat, despite / in spite ofbeing a millionaire.Despite / in spite of being much older than the others, he won the race. He won the race, despite / in spite ofbeing much older than the others. | |
although, even though, though (+ clause) Even though / although / though it rained a lot, I enjoyed the holiday. Even though / although / though they have a lot of money, they're still not happy. | despite, in spite of (+ noun) Despite / in spite of the rain, I enjoyed the holiday. Despite / in spite of their money, they're still not happy. |
Despite, in spite of | ||
Despite and in spite of have the same meaning and are prepositions. We use despite / in spite of to express that something is unexpected or surprising. | despite something (noun) despite + verb + -ing despite the fact that | Despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time. Despite being much older than the others, he won the race. |
Despite and in spite of can be followed by a noun or verb. They can also be followed by 'the fact that' (less formal). | despite something (noun) despite + verb + -ing despite the fact that in spite of something (noun) in spite of + verb + -ing in spite of the fact that | In spite of / despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time. In spite of / despite the traffic being heavy, we got there on time. In spite of / despite the fact that he is much older than the others, he won the race.In spite of / despite being much older than the others, he won the race. |
Despite is used more often than in spite of in formal written English. |
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