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gainsaygainsay /ˌgeɪnˈseɪ/ verb (gainsaid /-ˈsɛd/) [transitive usually in negatives] formal ETYMOLOGYgainsayOrigin: 1300-1400 gain- against (13-16 centuries) (from Old English gegn) + say VERB TABLEgainsay |
Present | I, you, we, they | gainsay | | he, she, it | gainsays | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gainsaid | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gainsaid | | he, she, it | has gainsaid | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gainsaid | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gainsay | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gainsaid |
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Present | I | am gainsaying | | he, she, it | is gainsaying | | you, we, they | are gainsaying | Past | I, he, she, it | was gainsaying | | you, we, they | were gainsaying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gainsaying | | he, she, it | has been gainsaying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gainsaying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gainsaying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gainsaying |
to say that something is not true, or to disagree with someone: It may be very difficult to gainsay the claim. |