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deign

/deɪn/

deignverb

deigned

Präteritum

deigned

Partizip Perfekt

deigning

Gerundium

/deɪn/

Übersetzungen

She did not deign to answer the question.

Она не снизошла до того, чтобы ответить на вопрос.

He did not deign to acknowledge her presence.

Он не соизволил признать её присутствие.

Definitionen

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.

Synonyme

lower oneself

debase oneself