Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to disdain
Participle: disdained
Gerund: disdaining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | disdain |
| you | disdain |
| he;she;it | disdains |
| we | disdain |
| you | disdain |
| they | disdain |
Perfect
| I | have disdained |
| you | have disdained |
| he;she;it | has disdained |
| we | have disdained |
| you | have disdained |
| they | have disdained |
Past
| I | disdained |
| you | disdained |
| he;she;it | disdained |
| we | disdained |
| you | disdained |
| they | disdained |
Pluperfect
| I | had disdained |
| you | had disdained |
| he;she;it | had disdained |
| we | had disdained |
| you | had disdained |
| they | had disdained |
Future
| I | will disdain |
| you | will disdain |
| he;she;it | will disdain |
| we | will disdain |
| you | will disdain |
| they | will disdain |
Future Perfect
| I | will have disdained |
| you | will have disdained |
| he;she;it | will have disdained |
| we | will have disdained |
| you | will have disdained |
| they | will have disdained |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | disdain |
| you | disdain |
| he;she;it | disdain |
| we | disdain |
| you | disdain |
| they | disdain |
Perfect
| I | have disdained |
| you | have disdained |
| he;she;it | have disdained |
| we | have disdained |
| you | have disdained |
| they | have disdained |
Imperfect
| I | disdained |
| you | disdained |
| he;she;it | disdained |
| we | disdained |
| you | disdained |
| they | disdained |
Pluperfect
| I | had disdained |
| you | had disdained |
| he;she;it | had disdained |
| we | had disdained |
| you | had disdained |
| they | had disdained |
Conditional
Present
| I | would disdain |
| you | would disdain |
| he;she;it | would disdain |
| we | would disdain |
| you | would disdain |
| they | would disdain |
Perfect
| I | would have disdained |
| you | would have disdained |
| he;she;it | would have disdained |
| we | would have disdained |
| you | would have disdained |
| they | would have disdained |
Imperative
| you | disdain |
| we | Let's disdain |
| you | disdain |
Verbs conjugated like 'disdain'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'disdain'
disdaine,
distain,
destain,
disdeign,
disjoin,
dismail,
disman,
disordain,
dispair,
distrain,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English disdeynen, from Old French desdeignier (modern French dédaigner). See: Middle English '
disdeynen', Old French '
desdeignier'.
Verbs referencing "disdain"
Spanish
desdeñar.
Sample Sentences
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When the Philistine […] saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 17:42:]
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The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, is but the apostle of God and His Word, […] The Messiah doth surely not disdain to be a servant of God, nor do the angels who are nigh to Him; and whosoever disdains His service and is too proud, He will gather them altogether to Himself. But as for those who believe and do what is right, He will pay their hire and will give increase to them of His grace. But as for those who disdain and are too proud, He will punish them with a grievous woe, and they shall not find for them other than God a patron or a help. [1880, “Women”, in Edward Henry Palmer, transl., The Qur'an, verse 170:]
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The country’s first black president, and its first president to reach adulthood after the Vietnam War and Watergate, Mr. Obama seemed like a digital-age leader who could at last dislodge the stalemate between those who clung to the government of the Great Society, on the one hand, and those who disdained the very idea of government, on the other. [2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times:]
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When the chefe prestes and scribes sawe, the marveylles that he dyd [...], they desdayned, and sayde unto hym: hearest thou what these saye? [1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew:]