невзирая

Russian

Etymology

From не- (ne-) +‎ взира́я (vzirája), literally “not [by] looking”, present adverbial participle of взира́ть (vzirátʹ, “to look, to gaze”); compare regardless (literally “without look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲɪvzʲɪˈrajə]

Adverb

невзира́я • (nevzirája)

1. regardless

   Synonym: несмотря́ (nesmotrjá)

Usage notes

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

Related terms

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