gainsay

«gainsay» in Mova's school dictionary: to say that something is not true; to deny or argue… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (gainsays, gainsaid, gainsaying) (old use)

meaning for a pupil

1) To gainsay is to say that something is not true; to deny or argue against it. tree →

2) To gainsay someone is to refuse to agree with them. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales, a person who dares not contradict a powerful ruler

examples

• Nobody could gainsay the queen. tree →
• He dared not gainsay his master. tree →
• I cannot gainsay that the sky is blue. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gainsay» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.