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deign

UK
/deɪn/
US
/deɪn/

Übersetzungen

deignverb
deigned
Präteritum
deigned
Partizip Perfekt
deigning
Gerundium
UK
/deɪn/
US
/deɪn/
daignerSoutenu ; s’emploie le plus souvent avec un infinitif.
She did not deign to answer the question.
Elle n’a pas daigné répondre à la question.
Synonyme
condescend
stoop
lower oneself
descend
debase oneself

Definitionen

deignverb
To do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
She did not deign to answer the question.
To condescend to give, grant, or bestow (something), often implying reluctance or a sense of superiority.
He deigned them no response.
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