Definition
Archaic variant or form of desperate.
Etymology
From Old French despert (reckless, hopeless), variant of desperatus, showing earlier English spelling before standardization.
Kelly Says
This variant spelling appears in Middle English texts, reminding us that spelling standardization is very recent—even Chaucer used multiple spellings for the same words.
Translations
ARالعربية
استيقظ
is-tee-qaz
BNবাংলা
জাগ্রত হওয়া
ja-gr-ta ho-wa
CACatalà
despertar
des-per-tar
CSČeština
probudit se
pro-boo-dit se
DEDeutsch
aufwachen
owf-vah-ken
ELΕλληνικά
ξυπνήσει
ksi-pni-sei
ESEspañol
despertar
des-per-tar
FAفارسی
بیدار شدن
bee-dar sho-dan
FRFrançais
se réveiller
se ruh-vay-yé
IDBahasa Indonesia
bangun
ban-gun
ITItaliano
svegliarsi
s-veg-lia-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
berjaga
ber-ja-ga
NLNederlands
ontwaken
ont-wa-ken
PLPolski
obudzić się
o-boo-dzic sie
PTPortuguês
acordar
a-kor-dar
RUРусский
проснуться
pro-snoos-nytsya
TAதமிழ்
எழுந்திரு
e-zhun-thri
TEతెలుగు
తేటగించు
te-ta-gin-chu
TRTürkçe
uyanmak
oo-yan-mak
UKУкраїнська
прокинутися
pro-ki-nu-ty-sa
VITiếng Việt
tỉnh dậy
tinh-day