Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To refuse, deny, or oppose someone or something.

  2. (intransitive)To speak negatively of something.

Forms

nay-says, nay-saying, nay-said, nay-said
Base formnay-say · to nay-say
3rd person singularnay-says
Present participlenay-saying
Past simplenay-said
Past participlenay-said

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theynay-say
he, she, itnay-says

Past simpleLesson

all personsnay-said

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave nay-said
he, she, ithas nay-said

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill nay-say

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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