单词	deign
释义	deigndeign /deɪn/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINdeign Origin: 1200-1300 Old French deignier, from Latin dignus ‘deserving admiration’ Verb Table 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 Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Caligula was degenerate but, by all accounts, did not deign to hide the fact. He would often be dressed in just a loose-fitting pair of shorts, but sometimes deigned to wear a vest as well. I can't afford to hang around here waiting until you deign to come back to collect me. It had taken this long for her to deign to notice me. Paige didn't deign to answer. The detective was constantly surprised at the men that some women deigned to have relationships with. The good thing was, they looked so bad that even Big Willie would not deign to take them. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► deign to do something Shelly finally deigned to join us for lunch. Caligula was degenerate but, by all accounts, did not deign to hide the fact. He would often be dressed in just a loose-fitting pair of shorts, but sometimes deigned to wear a vest as well. His voice, when finally he deigned to open his mouth, was smooth. It deigns to pay 0.5 per cent on deposits of less than £500 in its Liquid Gold account. It had taken this long for her to deign to notice me. Paige didn't deign to answer. The detective was constantly surprised at the men that some women deigned to have relationships with. The mistress of Socrates deigned to Cast her smile on this unknown poet. deign to do something to do something that you think you are really too important to do – often used humorously:  Travis called after her, but she didn’t deign to answer.
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