condescend
verb (used without object)
to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity.
has condescended
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present perfectof condescend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Sire," said the Field-Marshal commanding the troops, bringing his trusty Toledo to the salute, "your Majesty has condescended to cut a tooth."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 7, 1891 by Various
The dinner-table really looks very nice," in mollified accents; "Watts has done the flowers beautifully, and Grier has condescended to have out all the plate.
From Leonore Stubbs by L. B. Walford
"Oh, yes; his majesty has condescended to appoint the vicomte a captain in the Life Guards with the decoration of St. Louis," said the marquise proudly.
From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Jules Lermina
“And may I inquire who is the party to whom Major McShane has condescended to sacrifice his handsome person?”
From The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook by Frederick Marryat
They have given birth to no poet of eminence—none such has condescended to celebrate them in his songs; and, except to the few scattered inhabitants who nestle in their hollows, they are nearly unknown.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by John Mackay Wilson
