deign
To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give, often when it is seen as beneath…To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
» The cat was eleven years old and no longer deigned to play with balls.
Коту было одиннадцать лет, и он уже не соизволил играть в мячики.
Значение
значений: 4(переходный)To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
(непереходный)To consider it appropriate or worthy to do something, often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to think fit, to vouchsafe.
He didn’t even deign to give us a nod of the head; he thought us that far beneath him.
снизойти́snizojtí, соблаговоли́тьsoblagovolítʹ, соизво́литьsoizvólitʹ
(устаревшее, переходный)To consider it appropriate or worthy to accept or take (something).
(устаревшее, переходный)Often followed by of: to consider (someone) as worthy of something; to dignify.
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Примеры
предложений: 8The cat was eleven years old and no longer deigned to play with balls.
Коту было одиннадцать лет, и он уже не соизволил играть в мячики. — RusVictoric1993
He didn't deign to answer his mobile phone.
She would not deign to consider such an offer.
No one deigned to bring me a cup of tea.
Tom walked past Mary, but she didn't deign to look at him.
deTom ging an Maria vorbei, aber sie würdigte ihn keines Blickes. — raggione
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English deinen, deynen (“to consider (something) suitable to one’s dignity orFrom Middle English deinen, deynen (“to consider (something) suitable to one’s dignity or worth, condescend; to appear worthy; to condescend to grant (something), permit, vouchsafe; to regard (someone) as worthy; to consecrate, dedicate (something)”), from Old French daigner, degnier, deigner, deignier (“to condescend, deign”) (modern French daigner), from Latin dignāre, the present active infinitive of dignō (“to deem fitting, suitable, or worthy; to condescend, deign”), from dignus (“fitting, suitable, worthy; worthy of”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to perceive; to take”)) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs).
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Формы
deigns, deigning, deigned, deignedСинонимы
синонимов: 2- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity:condescenddescend
Антонимы
антонимов: 1Однокоренные
связанных слов: 4Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени