Значение

значений: 11
  1. (переносно, непереходный)To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.

    The boss condescended not to sack him after much persuasion from his coworkers.

    herablassen

    снизойти́snizojtí

  2. (переносно, непереходный)To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.

    bevormunden, herablassend behandeln

  3. (переносно, непереходный)Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify.

  4. (ненормативное, редкое, переходный)To treat (someone) as though inferior; to talk down to (someone); to patronize.

  5. (непереходный, устаревшее)To come down or go down; to descend.

  6. (переносно, непереходный, устаревшее)To agree to something; to accede, to assent, to consent; also, to reach an agreement.

  7. (переносно, непереходный, устаревшее)To give way or yield in a deferential manner; to be amenable or compliant.

  8. (переносно, непереходный, устаревшее)To graciously give; to vouchsafe.

  9. (переносно, непереходный, устаревшее)To reach a certain point; to settle on.

  10. (переносно, непереходный, устаревшее)To secretly make plans, usually to bring about a bad or illegal result; to conspire, to plot.

  11. (устаревшее, переходный)Often preceded by the dummy pronoun it: to agree to (something); to consent.

    It was condescended by the warring parties that they should lay down their arms and seek peace.

Ещё определения
  • debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
  • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  • behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
  • treat condescendingly

Примеры

предложений: 27
  1. Don't be so condescending.

    Не будь таким снисходительным. — marafon

  2. Don't be condescending.

    Не будь снисходительным. — sharptoothed

  3. Tom looked at Mary with a condescending smile.

  4. The boss spoke in a condescending tone when addressing the female staff members.

    Босс говорил снисходительным тоном, обращаясь к женской части персонала. — astynk

  5. Nobody's more aggressive or condescending to women than a man who's insecure in his masculinity.

    Никто не относится к женщинам более агрессивно или снисходительно, чем мужчина, неуверенный в своей мужественности. — marafon

    deNiemand ist den Frauen gegenüber aggressiver oder herablassender als ein Mann, der sich seiner Männlichkeit nicht ganz sicher ist. — Esperantostern

Переводы

языков: 5
Русский
По значениям 1
(intransitive) to come down from a superior position and do something — see also deign, stoop:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
(intransitive) to come down from a superior position and do something — see also deign, stoop:
(intransitive) to treat someone as though inferior — see also talk down:

Происхождение

From Middle English condescenden, condescendre (“to deign, condescend; to accede graciousl

From Middle English condescenden, condescendre (“to deign, condescend; to accede graciously; to agree; to agree to, give consent; to make a concession, yield; etc.”), from Old French condescendre (“to descend, go down; to agree or assent to”) (modern French condescendre), from Ecclesiastical Latin condēscendere, the present active infinitive of condēscendō (“to stoop down; to condescend”), from Latin con- (prefix denoting a bringing together of several objects) + dēscendō (“to come or go down, descend; to stoop down”) (from dē- (prefix denoting reversal or undoing) + scandō (“to ascend, mount; to clamber”) (from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to climb, scale; to dart; to jump; etc.”))).

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Формы

condescends, condescending, condescended, condescended
Базовая формаcondescend · to condescend
3-е лицо ед. числаcondescends
Причастие настоящего времениcondescending
Прошедшее времяcondescended
Причастие прошедшего времениcondescended

правильный · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theycondescend
he, she, itcondescends

Past simpleУрок

все лицаcondescended

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave condescended
he, she, ithas condescended

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill condescend

Синонимы

синонимов: 7
Близкие по смыслу

Антонимы

антонимов: 1
discondescend

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 8

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