deign
verb (deigns, deigned, deigning)
Everyday
To deign is to agree to do something that you think is beneath your dignity; a grand person may deign to do a small thing (old use). tree →
In the lessons
in fairy tales a king or lord will deign to speak to a poor person; «Will you deign to buy it?» asks politely whether someone will kindly do it
Examples
- Will the queen deign to visit our school? tree →
- He would not deign to answer such a silly question. tree →
- Deign to follow me, and you shall have a room. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «deign» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «deign» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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