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resay en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English say English resay From re- + say.

Meanings

  1. To say again, to repeat, to reiterate.
    • If we say something and people reject it because they don't like that it is true then we must resay it, and keep resaying it, until the truth is heard.
    • He's like a human parrot: he resays whatever he's told - without any comprehension of its meaning.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
resays Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
resaid Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
resaid Tense=Past lexicographic
resaying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic