deign

• Zeigt an, dass jemand etwas tut, obwohl er es für unter seiner Würde hält oder es eigentlich nicht nötig hätte; sich herablassen, geruhen.

A verb used to indicate the act of doing something that one considers beneath one's dignity; to condescend.

1. Condescend to do somethingC1formal

   To do something that one considers beneath one's dignity; to condescend.

   Sich herablassen

   • The queen did not deign to reply to the peasant's question.
   • He would not deign to speak to someone of such low rank.
   • She finally deigned to acknowledge his presence with a nod.

   Synonymecondescenddescendlower oneselfstoopvouchsafe