CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GAINSAID
PRESENT
Present
I gainsay
you gainsay
he/she/it gainsays
we gainsay
you gainsay
they gainsay
Present continuous
I am gainsaying
you are gainsaying
he/she/it is gainsaying
we are gainsaying
you are gainsaying
they are gainsaying
Present perfect
I have gainsaid
you have gainsaid
he/she/it has gainsaid
we have gainsaid
you have gainsaid
they have gainsaid
Present perfect continuous
I have been gainsaying
you have been gainsaying
he/she/it has been gainsaying
we have been gainsaying
you have been gainsaying
they have been gainsaying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I gainsaid
you gainsaid
he/she/it gainsaid
we gainsaid
you gainsaid
they gainsaid
Past continuous
I was gainsaying
you were gainsaying
he/she/it was gainsaying
we were gainsaying
you were gainsaying
they were gainsaying
Past perfect
I had gainsaid
you had gainsaid
he/she/it had gainsaid
we had gainsaid
you had gainsaid
they had gainsaid
Past perfect continuous
I had been gainsaying
you had been gainsaying
he/she/it had been gainsaying
we had been gainsaying
you had been gainsaying
they had been gainsaying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will gainsay
you will gainsay
he/she/it will gainsay
we will gainsay
you will gainsay
they will gainsay
Future continuous
I will be gainsaying
you will be gainsaying
he/she/it will be gainsaying
we will be gainsaying
you will be gainsaying
they will be gainsaying
Future perfect
I will have gainsaid
you will have gainsaid
he/she/it will have gainsaid
we will have gainsaid
you will have gainsaid
they will have gainsaid
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gainsaying
you will have been gainsaying
he/she/it will have been gainsaying
we will have been gainsaying
you will have been gainsaying
they will have been gainsaying
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would gainsaid
you would gainsaid
he/she/it would gainsaid
we would gainsaid
you would gainsaid
they would gainsaid
Conditional continuous
I would be gainsaying
you would be gainsaying
he/she/it would be gainsaying
we would be gainsaying
you would be gainsaying
they would be gainsaying
Conditional perfect
I would have gainsaid
you would have gainsaid
he/she/it would have gainsaid
we would have gainsaid
you would have gainsaid
they would have gainsaid
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gainsaying
you would have been gainsaying
he/she/it would have been gainsaying
we would have been gainsaying
you would have been gainsaying
they would have been gainsaying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you gainsay
we let´s gainsay
you gainsay
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
gainsaying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAINSAID»
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gainsaid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gainsaid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gospel truth demonstrated, in a collection of doctrinal ...
So the new covenant and testament is not according to the old; for Christ hath
abolished both the Jewish passover and circumcision of the old covenant And in
the old covenant and testament, they that did resist the high priest, and gainsaid ...
2
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... to deny himself the pleasure of smoking) (compare self-denial at
RENUNCIATION). Gainsay is somewhat formal or literary; it implies opposition,
usually by way of disputing the truth of what another has said <facts which cannot
be gainsaid) ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
3
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
E.g., "Judge Cire was in the unique position of being able to judge the credibility
of what he saw and heard firsthand, and he should not be gainsaid [i.e.,
contradicted]."/ "The eminent position of the familial right to privacy in our
jurisprudence ...
4
The Speller and Definer's Manual
[land. p. Gainsaid ; ppr. Gainsaying ; pp. Gainsaid. Habiliment, (ha-bil'-e-ment) re.
Dress; clothes; garments. Halcyon, (hal'-shA-un) a. Placid; quiet; peaceful; happy.
Identity, (i-den'-te-te) n. State of being the same ; sameness. Identical ...
5
Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
This is perfectly true, and cannot be gainsaid. All gaad thoroughbred horses are
undeniably compounded of ' Herod and ' Eclipse blood,' but then, so are all bad
ones; for it is impossible to trace the pedigree of the veriest duffer which ever ...
6
Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes
This is perfectly true, and cannot be gainsaid. All good thoroughbred horses are
undeniably compounded of ' Herod and ' Eclipse blood,' but then, so are all bad
ones ; for it is impossible to trace the pedigree of the veriest duffer which ever ...
7
A Christian Free Inquiry concerning the ... Revelation of ...
“Among those writings, “which are indeed gainsaid, but which still are well known
to the common “people, (that is the signification, as I have already mentioned, of
the expression “ rotg 1rohho'ig is the so called letter of James, also of Jude, ...
Georg Ludwig OEDER, A. George MOLLER, Johann Salomo SEMLER, 1852
8
The definer's manual: being a dictionary on a new plan
[land. p. Gainsaid ; ppr. Gainsaying ; pp. Gainsaid. Habiliment, (ha-bil'-e-ment) re.
Dress; clothes; garments. Halcyon, (hal'-she-An) a. Placid ; quiet ; peaceful ;
happy. Identity, (l-den'-te-te) n. State of being the same ; sameness. Identical ...
William Waugh Smith, 1858
9
Digest of the Maynooth Commission report: with reference to ...
Of course I take it for granted we did do so. 30. " Your general impression is, that
the duties of allegiance. were not strongly enforced upon the students ? — Yes,
decidedly, that is my opinion." Oath of allegiance. Gainsaid by witness in taking, ...
10
The Holy Bible, Translated from the Latin Vulgate ... With ...
6 But if her father, immediately as soon as he heard it, gainsaid it, both her vows
and her oaths shall be void, neither shall she be bound to what she promised,
because her father hath gainsaid it. 7 If she have a husband, and shall vow any ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAINSAID»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gainsaid is used in the context of the following news items.
SC allows polling date revision
“The urgency of the matter and the need to provide elected local governments at grassroots level at the earliest, cannot be gainsaid, particularly ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
Akufo-Addo Is Caught Between Rock And Steel
It obviously cannot be gainsaid that Nana Akufo-Addo is dead-on-target when the former Foreign Minister observes that the key players of the ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
City-based company sues Tata SIA Airlines for Rs 1 crore
... SIA Airlines' application, the HC ruled that the defendant (Tata SIA) "has not commenced its operations at Bengaluru, it cannot be gainsaid by ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
Every eligible voter must be facilitated to chose leaders
However, with regard to IDs, the need for a nationalised programme cannot be gainsaid. Indeed, there have been complaints from many parts ... «K24 TV, Jul 15»
Demolitions Must Be Well-Thought-Out
Still, it can hardly be gainsaid that Mr. Mohamed is accurate when he attributes the cause of the perennial flooding of Accra to "lack of adequate ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
CBP Needs Adequately Manned, Independent Internal Affairs Office …
... agencies to refuse to share information essential to effective border enforcement and interdiction. The threat of corruption cannot be gainsaid. «HSToday, Jul 15»
Smriti Irani's College Degree is Not the Problem
Of course, it cannot be gainsaid that most contemporary Indian historians who have earned the admiration of their peers world-wide have been ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
Seize chance presented by Obama visit to market Brand Kenya
Its role in helping build strong institutions that support democracy cannot be gainsaid; from the Judiciary, Parliament, to the Executive, to the ... «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
Unity, the new normal for counties
The power of numbers can never be gainsaid. See also: Coast counties pass their budgets. I believe it is the spirit of such concepts that has ... «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
On $10 bill, keep Hamilton, welcome Tubman, oust Jackson
Surely it cannot be gainsaid that a nation's currency is pregnant with national meaning. It is one of the few places where we project what we ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
