bevormunden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- condescend verb To treat someone as though they are inferior; to talk down to them.
- patronize verb To talk to someone in a way that shows you think you are smarter or better than them.
Senses
bevormunden is used for these senses in English:
- patronize (transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
condescend — full definition
- verb To treat someone as though they are inferior; to talk down to them.
- verb To do something considered beneath one's status, often reluctantly.
patronize — full definition
- verb To talk to someone in a way that shows you think you are smarter or better than them.
- verb To be a regular customer of a business.
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