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deign

/deɪn/

Traductions

deignverb

deigned

Past Simple

deigned

Past Participle

deigning

Gerund

/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.

Synonymes

lower oneself

debase oneself

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.