Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to besay
Participle: besaid
Gerund: besaying
Indicative
Present
| I | besay |
| you | besay |
| he;she;it | besays |
| we | besay |
| you | besay |
| they | besay |
Perfect
| I | have besaid |
| you | have besaid |
| he;she;it | has besaid |
| we | have besaid |
| you | have besaid |
| they | have besaid |
Past
| I | besaid |
| you | besaid |
| he;she;it | besaid |
| we | besaid |
| you | besaid |
| they | besaid |
Pluperfect
| I | had besaid |
| you | had besaid |
| he;she;it | had besaid |
| we | had besaid |
| you | had besaid |
| they | had besaid |
Future
| I | will besay |
| you | will besay |
| he;she;it | will besay |
| we | will besay |
| you | will besay |
| they | will besay |
Future Perfect
| I | will have besaid |
| you | will have besaid |
| he;she;it | will have besaid |
| we | will have besaid |
| you | will have besaid |
| they | will have besaid |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | besay |
| you | besay |
| he;she;it | besay |
| we | besay |
| you | besay |
| they | besay |
Perfect
| I | have besaid |
| you | have besaid |
| he;she;it | have besaid |
| we | have besaid |
| you | have besaid |
| they | have besaid |
Imperfect
| I | besaid |
| you | besaid |
| he;she;it | besaid |
| we | besaid |
| you | besaid |
| they | besaid |
Pluperfect
| I | had besaid |
| you | had besaid |
| he;she;it | had besaid |
| we | had besaid |
| you | had besaid |
| they | had besaid |
Conditional
Present
| I | would besay |
| you | would besay |
| he;she;it | would besay |
| we | would besay |
| you | would besay |
| they | would besay |
Perfect
| I | would have besaid |
| you | would have besaid |
| he;she;it | would have besaid |
| we | would have besaid |
| you | would have besaid |
| they | would have besaid |
Imperative
| you | besay |
| we | Let's besay |
| you | besay |
Verbs conjugated like 'besay'
againsay,
appay,
assay,
belay,
enlay,
forelay,
foresay,
forlay,
forsay,
gainsay,
inlay,
interlay,
lay,
mislay,
mispay,
missay,
outlay,
outstay,
overlay,
overpay, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'besay'
bebay,
begay,
belay,
beray,
bespy,
bestay,
resay,
assay,
bay,
bead,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English besayen, biseggen, from Old English beseċġan (“to announce, introduce; defend, excuse oneself; accuse”), from Proto-Germanic *bisagjaną, equivalent to be- (“about, concerning, across”) + say. Cognate with Dutch bezeggen, German besagen (“to say”). See: Dutch '
bezeggen', German, old spelling '
besagen'.
Verbs referencing "besay"
German, old spelling
besagen.
Sample Sentences
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"Laughter," reproved Najib, cut to the soul by his chief's ridicule, "laughter is for hyenas — and for women! as I have besaid of often. [1925, Albert Payson Terhune, Najib:]
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The 'besaid' are articulate with words and with silence. [2003, Philip Auslander, Performance: Media and technology:]
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"How did this Elf child come to be here, Luna?", Methusem besaid. "I granted their ship permission to berth in the bay," Luna projected this with apology. [2005, Lara Elf Princess Prendville, Screams BeNeath Pandora:]