Past tense of unsay
irregular verb
The past tense of unsay is unsaid. The past participle is also unsaid.
Forms of unsay
| Base form (V1) | unsay |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | unsaid |
| Past participle (V3) | unsaid |
| Present participle | unsaying |
| Third person singular | unsays |
Unsaid in a sentence
- We discussed the terms, but the methods were left unsaid.From the entry unsaid
- Some last thoughts in l'esprit de l'escalier—afterthoughts descending the stairwell as one remembers things unsaid.2011, Richard Kearney, “Epilogue”, in Anatheism: Returning to God after God (Insurrections), New York, N.Y.; Chichester, West Sussex…. From the entry l'esprit de l'escalier
- All the serious stuff about errant Jamaican fathers and suffering babymommas is left unsaid, submerged between the bravura double-tracked vocals and the vivid joy of a brand-new sound.2002, Garry Mulholland, “Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway)”, in This Is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Singles Since Punk and Disco, London…. From the entry babymomma
- Informal techniques, if properly written, can be quite readable and comprehensible; unfortunately, it is easy to leave unsaid details that must be specified, or to misgeneralise and produce inconsistencies.1989, Hendrik J. Boom, Claus Bendix Nielsen, Andrew D. McGettrick, Peter D. Mosses, Charles Rattray, Robert D. Tennent, David A. Watt, “A…. From the entry unsaid
- It means, above all, that the stream has its source (Quelle) in that which has not yet been said and which must remain unsaid: the "unsaid."1980, Joseph J. Kockelmans, On Heidegger and Language, Northwestern University Press, →ISBN, page 241. From the entry lethe
Meaning of unsay
- verb To withdraw, retract (something said).
- verb To cause something not to have been said; to make it so that one never said something (since this is physically impossible, usually in the subjunctive).
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Questions about the past tense of unsay
- What is the past tense of unsay?
- The past tense of unsay is unsaid.
- What is the past participle of unsay?
- The past participle of unsay is unsaid.
- Is unsay a regular or irregular verb?
- Unsay is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
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