vouchsafe
vouch·safe
vouchsafe · vouchsafes · vouchsafed · vouchsafing
удостаивать, удостоить
gewähren
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etcTo graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
/ˌvaʊt͡ʃˈseɪf/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
gewähren
удоста́иватьudostáivatʹ, удосто́итьudostóitʹ
(intransitive)To receive or accept in condescension.
(transitive)To disclose or divulge.
She vouchsafed to me that she regretted ever marrying him.
What have the gods told you? What have you foreseen? The gods have vouchsafed me nothing, told me nothing.
More definitions
- grant in a condescending manner
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Condescendingly grant a right:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Condescendingly grant a right:
Origin
From vouch + safe, written as two words in Middle English and early Modern English.From vouch + safe, written as two words in Middle English and early Modern English.
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Forms
vouchsafes, vouchsafing, vouchsafed, vouchsafed| Base form | vouchsafe · to vouchsafe |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | vouchsafes |
| Present participle | vouchsafing |
| Past simple | vouchsafed |
| Past participle | vouchsafed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle