英语词汇“deign”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

deigndeign /deɪn/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYdeign

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French deignier, from Latin dignus deserving admiration

VERB TABLE

deign

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	deign
	he, she, it	deigns
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	deigned
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have deigned
	he, she, it	has deigned
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had deigned
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will deign
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have deigned

deign to do something humorous to agree to do something that you think you are too important to do: Shelly finally deigned to join us for lunch. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French deignier, from Latin dignus deserving admiration]