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desponded

desponded is the simple past and past participle of despond.

Meaning of despond

Verb

despond (third-person singular simple present desponds, present participle desponding, simple past and past participle desponded)

  1. (intransitive) To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
    • Yet still despond not, but proceed
      Along the path where fate may lead.1867, John Conington, Aeneid, translation of original by Virgil, page 176

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Questions about desponded

What is desponded the simple past and past participle of?
Desponded is the simple past and past participle of despond.

Words near desponded in the dictionary

  1. despoils
  2. Despoina
  3. despoliation
  4. despoliations
  5. despond
  6. desponded
  7. despondence
  8. despondences
  9. despondencies
  10. despondency
  11. despondent

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