Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: deign
IPA transcription: [d'eɪn]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: condescend, deign, descend
    Meaning: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Usage examples
  • Will your Excellency deign to look."
  • The Jew, with characteristic patience, stood humbly on one side, leaning on the knotted staff, his greasy, broad-brimmed hat casting a deep shadow over his grimy face, waiting for the noble Excellency to deign to put some questions to him.