deign

[US]/deɪn/
[UK]/deɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. condescend
vt. bestow
Word Forms
Past Participledeigned
Present Participledeigning
Pluraldeigns
Third Person Singulardeigns
Past Tensedeigned

Phrases & Collocations

deign to answer

deign to attend

deign to visit

Example Sentences

deign to ask sb. below oneself

He did not deign to reply.

didn't even deign to reply.

he had deigned an apology.

He doesn’t deign to talk to unimportant people like me.

she did not deign to answer the maid's question.

I fear my Julia will not deign my lines.

without deigning even a glance of reprobation at the two brawlers.

He passed by without deigning to look at me.

wouldn't deign to greet the servant who opened the door.See Synonyms at stoop 1

Now that she's jumped to one of the most famous vocalists, she doesn't deign to visit her former friends.

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