deign

Infinitive complement

• reply: Sad to say, the SWP has not even deigned to reply.
• accept: In half an hour they returned informing us that my lady had deigned to accept the invitation.
• notice: The officer only deigned to notice him as he marched me off.
• come: But since then the Prime Minister hasn't deigned to come to the House to explain what it all means.
• visit: The Foreign Minister alone I could have withstood, but when the Premier also deigned to visit my humble roof!
• look: And Hilda, not deigning to look at me, answered no, but her brother did.

Adjective complement

• worthy: Rejoice, thou who wast deigned worthy of the grace of the priesthood on receiving the Angelic schema!

Modifying Another Word

• finally: Friday 14 May Dragged in The International Cricket Council finally deigns to do something about the ludicrous state of cricket in Zimbabwe.
• even: Sad to say, the SWP has not even deigned to reply.
• never: Both of them were senior to me on the school list, and had never deigned to speak to me before.
• not: The comrades did not deign to give the meeting any reason for their decision.
• n't: We don't know what audiences want, we would n't deign to guess.
• yet: Such lordly pomp is not for me, Far other scenes my eyes must see: Yet deign to list my harping.