# despairs

Pronunciation: say "di-SPAIRZ" US /dɪˈspɛɚz/, UK /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)z/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of despair. — third-person singular simple present indicative of despair
   - Simple: The form of despair used after he, she or it in the present.
   - _He sometimes despairs of ever paying off his student loans._
   - _My mother despairs whenever she sees the state of my room._

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