besay
besay · besays · besaid · besaying
To say about; get something across verbally or by saying; relay; signify; declareTo say about (someone or something); get something across verbally or by saying; relay; signify; declare.
Meaning
1 sensesTo say about (someone or something); get something across verbally or by saying; relay; signify; declare.
Origin
From Middle English besayen, biseggen, from Old English beseċġan (“to announce, introduce;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”).
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Forms
besays, besaying, besaid, besaidLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle