condescend
To come down from a superior position and do somethingTo come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.
» Tom looked at Mary with a condescending smile.
Значення
значень: 11(переносно, неперехідне)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
(переносно, неперехідне)To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.
bevormunden, herablassend behandeln
(переносно, неперехідне)Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify.
(ненормативне, рідковживане, перехідне)To treat (someone) as though inferior; to talk down to (someone); to patronize.
(неперехідне, застаріле)To come down or go down; to descend.
(переносно, неперехідне, застаріле)To agree to something; to accede, to assent, to consent; also, to reach an agreement.
(переносно, неперехідне, застаріле)To give way or yield in a deferential manner; to be amenable or compliant.
(переносно, неперехідне, застаріле)To graciously give; to vouchsafe.
(переносно, неперехідне, застаріле)To reach a certain point; to settle on.
(переносно, неперехідне, застаріле)To secretly make plans, usually to bring about a bad or illegal result; to conspire, to plot.
(застаріле, перехідне)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.
- 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
Приклади
речень: 27Tom looked at Mary with a condescending smile.
Don't be so condescending.
ruНе будь таким снисходительным.
Don't be condescending.
ruНе будь снисходительным.
Sami was extremely rude and condescending.
Ziri doesn't even know what "condescending" means.
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Middle English condescenden, condescendre (“to deign, condescend; to accede graciouslFrom 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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Форми
condescends, condescending, condescended, condescended| Базова форма | condescend · to condescend |
|---|---|
| 3-я особа однини | condescends |
| Дієприкметник теперішнього часу | condescending |
| Минулий час | condescended |
| Дієприкметник минулого часу | condescended |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 7Антоніми
антонімів: 1Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 8Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу