condescend

«condescend» in Mova's school dictionary: below your dignity, or to agree to do something kindly as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (condescend, condescends, condescended, condescending)

meaning for a pupil

To do something you think is below your dignity, or to agree to do something kindly as a favour to someone you see as lower than you. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a proud person who will not answer, or a grand lady who graciously lets others come in

examples

• I would not condescend to answer such a rude question. tree →
• Please condescend to enter our house. tree →
• The queen condescended to visit the village school. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «condescend» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.