2015年5月12日 · Notwithstanding and despite imply "in spite of" and have been used in the sentences as prepositions. The only difference is that the use of notwithstanding is formal. Moreover, notwithstanding can also be used as an adverb such as He doesn't want me there, but I am going, notwithstanding.

2013年3月7日 · Despite not having an umbrella, I walked home in the rain. "In spite of" means exactly the same thing and is used exactly the same way as "despite." She had difficulty communicating in French in spite of all her years of study. We lost the game, in spite of the fact that we practiced all week. In spite of not having an umbrella, I walked home ...

2017年6月27日 · Despite and in spite of are prepositional expressions having the same meaning and are interchangeable. They are used in sentences to express a contrast between two things. They are used only with nouns or ing forms and never in spite of / despite + clause. While can be used in clauses to balance a contrast.

2015年10月9日 · Ok so i said a joke to my friend saying "i hope she sends me pics just despite you", then he said "it's not, "just to despite you" you dumbass, it's spite, not despite, kill yourself", "you thought "to spite" was, "despite". I'm pretty sure they meant the same thing, but i just wanted to know if i'm wrong and why.

2017年10月31日 · "Despite" can't normally take a that-clause. Most speakers would find this sentence either ungrammatical or unidiomatic. I love him despite the fact he is small. This is correct and idiomatic. Some stylists dislike this form (it's rather wordy), but it's quite common among native speakers. I love him despite him being small.

2019年8月18日 · Source 2: Despite vs although. In an academic piece, I have the following sentence: Even though Scarlett and Melissa both worked at the same firm and had equivalent work histories, Scarlett receives 16 more weeks of EI benefits (for a total of 30 weeks) than Melissa. Or. Despite the fact that Scarlett and Melissa ...

When we use despite in a context like this, the bad thing is certain. Despite the costs, he is with us. It connotes him knowing what the costs are and judging them to be worth it. You have modified the second so that the costs only happen with some probability. Despite the potential costs, he is with us.

Also, you probably mean despite or regardless, because in spite of means aversion. Edit: "his being young" seems almost wrong. "in spite of him" can be extended to "in spite of him being", where being is the participle forming a noun phrase. "his being young" is widely spoken though, I guess. (Edit: correction and another)

2020年10月28日 · Ngram says that, since about 1940, “despite” has become more common in published works than “in spite of.” In terms of personal style, I don’t pay much attention to recent trends in mere popularity, but that is a purely personal opinion.

Your weather sentences are all correct (even if "despite it being hot" or "although it was hot" might sound a bit more elegant). "In spite of" can be followed by a passive - e.g. "in spite of having been disappointed, she was still determined to succeed" or "in spite of being shot, he's still alive". "In spite of feeling unwell" is correct.