Past tense of gainsay
The past simple of gainsay is gainsaid and the past participle is gainsaid: gainsay – gainsaid – gainsaid.
- Base form V1
- gainsay
- Past simple V2
- gainsaid
- Past participle V3
- gainsaid
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Meaning of gainsay
To deny that something is true
- ExampleNobody can gainsay the success of the first year.
Gainsay, gainsaid, gainsaid in sentences
- Past simpleNobody gainsaid the result.
- Past participleHis skill cannot be gainsaid.
Common mistakes
gainsayedgainsaid. Gainsay is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Gainsay is built on say and changes the same way.
Past simple and past participle the same, like gainsay: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of gainsay?
Gainsaid. For example: Nobody gainsaid the result.
What is the past participle of gainsay?
Gainsaid. It follows be in the passive, as in His skill cannot be gainsaid.
Is gainsay a regular verb?
No. Gainsay is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
