deign

verb

/deɪn/

(disapproving)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they deign	/deɪn/ /deɪn/
he / she / it deigns	/deɪnz/ /deɪnz/
past simple deigned	/deɪnd/ /deɪnd/
past participle deigned	/deɪnd/ /deɪnd/
-ing form deigning	/ˈdeɪnɪŋ/ /ˈdeɪnɪŋ/

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deign to do something to do something in a way that shows you think you are too important to do it屈尊，俯就，降低身份（做某事） synonym condescend
- She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page.她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French degnier, from Latin dignare, dignari ‘deem worthy’, from dignus ‘worthy’.