Information about the word gainsay (English → Esperanto: kontraŭdiri)

Synonym: contradict

Part of speechverb

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) gainsay(I) gainsaid
(thou) gainsayest(thou) gainsaidst, gainsaidest
(he) gainsays, gainsayeth(he) gainsaid
(we) gainsay(we) gainsaid
(you) gainsay(you) gainsaid
(they) gainsay(they) gainsaid
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) gainsay (I) gainsaid
(thou) gainsay(thou) gainsaid
(he) gainsay(he) gainsaid
(we) gainsay(we) gainsaid
(you) gainsay(you) gainsaid
(they) gainsay(they) gainsaid
Imperative mood
gainsay
Participles
Present participlePast participle
gainsayinggainsaid

Usage samples

I’l not gainsay it.

Translations

Czechodmlouvat; odporovat
Dutchtegenspreken
Esperantokontraŭdiri
Germanwidersprechen; Einwände machen; Einwände erheben
Italiancontraddire
Portuguesecontestar; contradizer
Russianрозражать
Saterland Frisianjuunbaale; wierspreeke
Spanishcontradecir
West Frisianabbelearje