alwahatech - الفرق بين although و despite و in spite of

Although, despite and in spite of introduce an idea of contrast. With

these words, you must have two halves of a sentence

"Although it was cold, she went out in shorts "

"In spite of the cold, she went out in shorts "

Despite and in spite of are used in the same way as due to and owing to

They must be followed by a noun. If you want to follow them with a

" noun and a verb, you must use " the fact that

Despite the fact that the company was doing badly, they took on extra employees

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They are similar in meaning,and they record something that is

surprising or unexpected

But the difference in usage is that " although " is a conjunction

whilst " despite " is a preposition

After " although " , we use a subject + verb

Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday

I didn't get the job although I had all the necessary qualifications

After " despite " ,we use a noun, a pronoun or ~ing

We went out despite the rain

Despite being very tired ,I couldn't sleep