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# irrespective

«irrespective» in Mova's school dictionary: **Without taking something into account; it makes no…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (irrespective of — formal)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Without taking something into account; it makes no difference (irrespective of age = whatever the age). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrespective/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in rules, exam papers and notices: "All pupils may enter, irrespective of age." It means the thing named does not change the answer. Phrases: irrespective of, irrespective of whether.

### examples

- Everyone gets a medal, irrespective of where they finish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrespective/#x1)
- The rule applies to all players, irrespective of age (formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrespective/#x2)
- Irrespective of the weather, the match will go ahead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrespective/#x3)
- Each ticket costs the same, irrespective of the seat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrespective/#x4)
- Irrespective of whether you agree, you must listen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrespective/#x5)
- Prizes are given irrespective of the school you come from. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrespective/#x6)

### note

Almost always followed by "of". Formal; everyday words: "whatever", "no matter", "regardless of". Trap: "irregardless" is a non-standard mix — avoid it in writing. In maths problems, "irrespective of X" tells you X does not affect the number: e.g. each ticket costs 5 irrespective of age, so 4 tickets cost 20.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «irrespective» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrespective/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.