deign
verb (used without object)
to think it appropriate to or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend.
deigned
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past participleof deign.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof deign.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
deignverb (used without object)to think it appropriate to or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend.
Example Sentences
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That applied to observers who deigned to take photographs of the case's famous players in the courthouse and lawyers who pushed their questions into territory the judge had previously made clear were off-limits.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Times were unimportant, however, as the racers who deigned to take to the Stelvio course finetuned their lines down the course in the kind of flat light that is also forecast for Saturday's medal race.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Chris Pine’s rep deigned to respond to the ‘ridiculous story’ that Harry Styles spit at Pine during ‘Don’t Worry Darling’s’ Venice debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
This season of "Drag Race" already promised to be the best ever after RuPaul deigned to perform in last week's premiere, but it wasn't done with its surprises.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2022
Nehemia only deigned to give him a terse nod.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
