to condescend to do sth.; to deign to do sth. | condescending; deigning | condescended; deigned | condescends; deigns | condescended; deigned [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Deign \Deign\ (d[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deigned} (d[=a]nd);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Deigning}.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF.
degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem
worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be
fitting. See {Decent}, and cf. {Dainty}, {Dignity},
{Condign}, {Disdain}.]
1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to
disdain. [Obs.]
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I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. --Shak.
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2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to
vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.
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Nor would we deign him burial of his men. --Shak.
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
