Explore Condescend through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like act or move. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Condescend in a sentence
Related words
Condescend meaning
- To come down or go down; to descend.
- To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.
- To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.
Condescend vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Condescend
- The main meaning on this page is: To come down or go down; to descend. | To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop. | To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.
- Useful related words include: act, move, deign, descend.
- Possible Dutch translations are: neerbuigend behandelen, bevoogden.
- In the example corpus, condescend often appears in combinations such as: condescend to.
Context around Condescend
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Condescend
- In this selection, "condescend" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cannot stand out and add context to how "condescend" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 11 will condescend to worry and doesn t condescend to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "condescend" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with condescend
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I cannot condescend to such a low, petty, puerile and infantile level of juvenile vituperation for any conceivable reason. (19 words)
The question remains as to whether any of the 11 candidates vying to succeed him—yes, 11—will condescend to worry about the things that worry their future constituents. (29 words)
But, doesn’t condescend to the county folk, and the solid cast (which includes vets like Pam Grier and Ed Begley Jr.) serves up laughs warmer than a windowsill pie. (30 words)
St. Paul’s own prick thus reminds us that saintliness is not gained overnight but through struggle, the weak soul leaving itself open to grace, allowing God to condescend and manifest His greatness in such lowliness. (36 words)
Donald's need for affirmation is so great, he doesn't seem to notice that the largest group of supporters are people he wouldn’t condescend to be seen with outside of a rally. (34 words)
But, doesn’t condescend to the county folk, and the solid cast (which includes vets like Pam Grier and Ed Begley Jr.) serves up laughs warmer than a windowsill pie. (30 words)
Example sentences (5)
St. Paul’s own prick thus reminds us that saintliness is not gained overnight but through struggle, the weak soul leaving itself open to grace, allowing God to condescend and manifest His greatness in such lowliness.
But, doesn’t condescend to the county folk, and the solid cast (which includes vets like Pam Grier and Ed Begley Jr.) serves up laughs warmer than a windowsill pie.
Donald's need for affirmation is so great, he doesn't seem to notice that the largest group of supporters are people he wouldn’t condescend to be seen with outside of a rally.
The question remains as to whether any of the 11 candidates vying to succeed him—yes, 11—will condescend to worry about the things that worry their future constituents.
I cannot condescend to such a low, petty, puerile and infantile level of juvenile vituperation for any conceivable reason.
Common combinations with condescend
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- condescend to 4×