невзирая

Russian edit

Etymology edit

From не- (ne-) +‎ взира́я (vzirája), present adverbial participle of взира́ть (vzirátʹ, “to look, to gaze”); compare regardless, literally "without looking".

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [nʲɪvzʲɪˈrajə]

Adverb edit

невзира́я • (nevzirája)

regardless
Synonym: несмотря́ (nesmotrjá)

Usage notes edit

Only used in the expression невзира́я на (nevzirája na, “regardless of, despite”).

Related terms edit

взира́ть (vzirátʹ)
зреть impf (zretʹ), узре́ть pf (uzrétʹ)