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resay

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To say again, to repeat, to reiterate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • If we say something and people reject it because they don't like that it is true then we must resay it, and keep resaying it, until the truth is heard.
  • He's like a human parrot: he resays whatever he's told - without any comprehension of its meaning.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English say English resay From re- + say.