deign

🇬🇧 UK/dein/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To condescend to do something considered beneath one's dignity; to think fit.

屈尊;俯就

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
deignother
=deign

Common Collocations

  • 1.deign to屈尊...
  • 2.deign to speak勉强同意

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She deigned to speak with the junior staff members during the company meeting.

  • 2.

    The aristocrat would not deign to socialize with people of lower social status.

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