vouchsafe
UK: /vˈaʊtʃseɪf/
English Vietnamese dictionary
vouchsafe /vautʃ'seif/
- động từ
- chiếu cố, hạ cố; thèm
- to vouchsafe to do something: hạ cố làm việc gì
- to vouchsafe someone no reply: chẳng thèm trả lời ai
- chiếu cố, hạ cố; thèm
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
~ sth (to sb) (old-fashioned or formal) to give, offer or tell sth to sb, especially as a privilege: [VN] He vouchsafed to me certain family secrets. [also V that, VNN, V speech]
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 offer, give (up), yield, accord, supply, grant, impart, bestow, deign or condescend to give:
The minister vouchsafed no information regarding interest rates.
2 permit, allow, suffer:
The government vouchsafed the hostages safe passage out of the country.
Concise English dictionary
vouchsafes|vouchsafed|vouchsafing'vaʊtʃ'seɪf
verb
+grant in a condescending manner
