| 释义 |
vouchsafe
vouch·safe V0149600 (vouch-sāf′, vouch′sāf′)tr.v. vouch·safed, vouch·saf·ing, vouch·safes Archaic 1. To condescend to grant or bestow (something): "On my knees I beg / That you'll vouchsafe me raiment, bed, and food" (Shakespeare).2. To condescend (to do something); deign: "He called for some tea; upon which occasion my landlady herself vouchsafed to pay him a visit" (Henry Fielding).3. To disclose or reveal: "At dinner-table, Mr Clayhanger had only vouchsafed that he had a train to catch" (Arnold Bennet).
[Middle English vouchen sauf, to warrant as safe : vouchen, to warrant; see vouch + sauf, safe; see safe.]
vouch·safe′ment n.vouchsafe (ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf) vb (tr) 1. to give or grant or condescend to give or grant: she vouchsafed no reply; he vouchsafed me no encouragement. 2. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to agree, promise, or permit, often graciously or condescendingly: he vouchsafed to come yesterday. 3. obsolete a. to warrant as being safeb. to bestow as a favour (upon)[C14: vouchen sauf; see vouch, safe] ˌvouchˈsafement nvouch•safe (vaʊtʃˈseɪf)
v.t. -safed, -saf•ing. 1. to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply. 2. to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness. [1275–1325; Middle English phrase vouche sauf. See vouch, safe] vouch•safe′ment, n. vouchsafe
Past participle: vouchsafed
Gerund: vouchsafing
| Imperative |
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| vouchsafe | | vouchsafe |
| Present |
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| I vouchsafe | | you vouchsafe | | he/she/it vouchsafes | | we vouchsafe | | you vouchsafe | | they vouchsafe |
| Preterite |
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| I vouchsafed | | you vouchsafed | | he/she/it vouchsafed | | we vouchsafed | | you vouchsafed | | they vouchsafed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am vouchsafing | | you are vouchsafing | | he/she/it is vouchsafing | | we are vouchsafing | | you are vouchsafing | | they are vouchsafing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have vouchsafed | | you have vouchsafed | | he/she/it has vouchsafed | | we have vouchsafed | | you have vouchsafed | | they have vouchsafed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was vouchsafing | | you were vouchsafing | | he/she/it was vouchsafing | | we were vouchsafing | | you were vouchsafing | | they were vouchsafing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had vouchsafed | | you had vouchsafed | | he/she/it had vouchsafed | | we had vouchsafed | | you had vouchsafed | | they had vouchsafed |
| Future |
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| I will vouchsafe | | you will vouchsafe | | he/she/it will vouchsafe | | we will vouchsafe | | you will vouchsafe | | they will vouchsafe |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have vouchsafed | | you will have vouchsafed | | he/she/it will have vouchsafed | | we will have vouchsafed | | you will have vouchsafed | | they will have vouchsafed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be vouchsafing | | you will be vouchsafing | | he/she/it will be vouchsafing | | we will be vouchsafing | | you will be vouchsafing | | they will be vouchsafing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been vouchsafing | | you have been vouchsafing | | he/she/it has been vouchsafing | | we have been vouchsafing | | you have been vouchsafing | | they have been vouchsafing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been vouchsafing | | you will have been vouchsafing | | he/she/it will have been vouchsafing | | we will have been vouchsafing | | you will have been vouchsafing | | they will have been vouchsafing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been vouchsafing | | you had been vouchsafing | | he/she/it had been vouchsafing | | we had been vouchsafing | | you had been vouchsafing | | they had been vouchsafing |
| Conditional |
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| I would vouchsafe | | you would vouchsafe | | he/she/it would vouchsafe | | we would vouchsafe | | you would vouchsafe | | they would vouchsafe |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have vouchsafed | | you would have vouchsafed | | he/she/it would have vouchsafed | | we would have vouchsafed | | you would have vouchsafed | | they would have vouchsafed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | vouchsafe - grant in a condescending mannergrant, allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
vouchsafeverb (Old-fashioned) grant, accord, yield, cede, confer on, favour someone with, deign to give, condescend to give He vouchsafed them a little more brandy.vouchsafeverb1. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege:accord, award, concede, give, grant.2. To descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity:condescend, deign, stoop.Translationsdaignergarantirezaszczycićpermitirvouchsafe
Synonyms for vouchsafeverb grantSynonyms- grant
- accord
- yield
- cede
- confer on
- favour someone with
- deign to give
- condescend to give
Synonyms for vouchsafeverb to let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilegeSynonyms- accord
- award
- concede
- give
- grant
verb to descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignitySynonymsWords related to vouchsafeverb grant in a condescending mannerRelated Words |