GAINSAY

Meaning of GAINSAY in English

[ geɪn'seɪ ]

■ verb ( past and past participle gainsaid ) formal deny or contradict; speak against.

Derivatives

~er noun

Origin

ME: from obs. gain- 'against' + say .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GAINSAY — contradir, contestar
English interlingue dictionary
GAINSAY — transitive verb (gainsaid; ~ing; ~s) see: again Date: 14th century to declare to be untrue or invalid, contradict , oppose …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAINSAY — (ˈ)gān|sā transitive verb ( gain·said -sād, -sed ; gainsaid “ ; gainsaying -sāiŋ ; gain·says -sāz, -sez) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAINSAY — (v. t.) To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
Английский словарь Webster
GAINSAY — ( v. t. ) To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAINSAY — — gainsayer , n. /gayn"say', gayn say"/ , v.t., gainsaid, gainsaying . 1. to deny, dispute, or contradict. 2. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAINSAY — v. deny; dispute, contradict
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GAINSAY — n. denial; refusal; objection
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GAINSAY — transitive verb ( gain·said -ˈsād, -ˈsed ; gain·say·ing -ˈsā-iŋ ; gain·says -ˈsāz, -ˈsez) Etymology: Middle English gainsayen, from gain- against …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAINSAY — vt to contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
Webster English vocab
GAINSAY — [gain.say] vt -said ; -say.ing ; -says [ME gainsayen, fr. gain- against (fr. OE gean-) + sayen to say--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAINSAY — gain|say BrE AmE ˌɡeɪn |ˈseɪ ▷ gain|said ˈsed ˈseɪd ▷ gain|sayer/s ˈseɪ ə/z AmE \ - ə r/z ▷ gain|saying …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAINSAY — / ˌgeɪnˈseɪ; NAmE / verb ( gain·says / -ˈsez; NAmE /, gain·said , gain·said / -ˈsed; NAmE /) [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAINSAY — gain ‧ say /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle gainsaid /-'sed/) [transitive usually in negatives] formal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAINSAY — v.tr. (past and past part. gainsaid) archaic or literary deny, contradict. øøgainsayer n. [ME f. obs. gain- against f. ON …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAINSAY — v.tr. (past and past part. gainsaid) archaic or literary deny, contradict. gainsayer n. [ ME f. obs. gain- against f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAINSAY — v.tr. (past and past part. gainsaid) archaic or literary deny, contradict. Derivatives: gainsayer n. Etymology: ME f. obs. gain- against …
Oxford English vocab
GAINSAY — ( gainsays, gainsaying, gainsaid) If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAINSAY — (~s, ~ing, gainsaid) If there is no ~ing something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GAINSAY — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ It may be very difficult to gainsay the claim. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAINSAY — [verb] [T] [past:] gainsaid [formal] - to refuse to accept (something) as the truthThere's no gainsaying (= It is not …
Cambridge English vocab
GAINSAY — Synonyms and related words : abjure, assert the contrary, be contrary to, belie, call into question, challenge, combat, contest, contradict, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAINSAY — n. Function: verb Synonyms: DENY 4, contradict, contravene, cross, disaffirm, impugn, negate, negative, traverse Related Words: combat, fight, oppose, resist, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GAINSAY — v. a. Contradict, deny, controvert, dispute.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GAINSAY — verb Synonyms: deny 4, contradict, contravene, cross, disaffirm, impugn, negate, negative, traverse Related Word: combat, fight, oppose, resist, withstand Antonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAINSAY — n. 25B6; verb (formal) DENY, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, controvert, refute, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAINSAY — (книжное) противоречие отрицать - these facts cannot be gainsaid эти факты не опровергнешь - there is no *ing his ability …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAINSAY — gainsay.ogg 1. ͵geınʹseı n книжн. противоречие 2. ͵geınʹseı v (gainsaid) 1. отрицать these facts cannot be gainsaid - эти факты …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAINSAY — 1. ͵geınʹseı n книжн. противоречие 2. ͵geınʹseı v (gainsaid) 1. отрицать these facts cannot be gainsaid - эти факты не …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAINSAY — (книжное) противоречие отрицать - these facts cannot be gainsaid эти факты не опровергнешь - there is no *ing his ability …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAINSAY — n. Pronunciation: ˌ g ā n- ' s ā Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: -said \ - ' s ā …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GAINSAY — Отрицать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GAINSAY — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - gainsaid1) отрицать Syn:deny 2) возражать, противоречить Syn:contradict, oppose, hinder II
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GAINSAY — (v) возражать; возразить; отрицать; противоречить
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GAINSAY — (n) противоречие
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GAINSAY — 1. [͵geınʹseı] n книжн. противоречие 2. [͵geınʹseı] v (gainsaid) 1. отрицать these facts cannot be gainsaid - эти факты не …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GAINSAY — v. отрицать, противоречить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GAINSAY — v. отрицать, противоречить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GAINSAY — гл. ; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - gainsaid 1) отрицать Syn: deny 2) возражать, противоречить Syn: contradict , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GAINSAY — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - gainsaid 1) отрицать Syn: deny 2) возражать, противоречить Syn: contradict, oppose, hinder II
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GAINSAY — _v. _p. и _p-p. gainsaid 1> противоречить 2> отрицать _Syn: contradict
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
GAINSAY — v. p. и p-p. gainsaid 1. противоречить 2. отрицать Syn: contradict
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
GAINSAY — противоречить отрицать
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
GAINSAY — _v. (gainsaid) 1> противоречить 2> отрицать
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
GAINSAY — [v.] (past, p.p. gainsaid) 1) противоречить 2) отрицать
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
GAINSAY — v (past, p.p. gainsaid) 1) противоречить; 2) отрицать
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
GAINSAY — отрицать
English-Russian Online Dictionary
GAINSAY — отрицать, противоречить
English-Russian vocab
GAINSAY — отрицать
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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