Unsay – English Verbs Conjugation

unsay unsays unsaying unsaid

Unsay means to retract what was said. Rare/literary. Irregular: unsay-unsaid-unsaid.

Meanings

To take back words
To retract statement
To deny having said

Common Collocations

cannot unsay unsaid words left unsaid better left unsaid

Tip for Learners

"You cannot unsay what has been said." Left unsaid = not spoken. Better left unsaid = shouldn't be said. Unsaid more common as adjective than verb form.

Present Simple

I	unsay
you	unsay
he/she/it	unsays
we	unsay
they	unsay

Examples - Present Simple

I unsay my harsh words.
You unsay nothing.
She unsays her comment.
We unsay the insult.
They unsay their remarks.

Present Continuous

I	am unsaying
you	are unsaying
he/she/it	is unsaying
we	are unsaying
they	are unsaying

Examples - Present Continuous

I am unsaying my words.
You are unsaying nothing.
She is unsaying her comment.
We are unsaying the insult.
They are unsaying their remarks.

Present Perfect

I	have unsaid
you	have unsaid
he/she/it	has unsaid
we	have unsaid
they	have unsaid

Examples - Present Perfect

I have unsaid my words.
You have unsaid nothing.
She has unsaid her comment.
We have unsaid the insult.
They have unsaid their remarks.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been unsaying
you	have been unsaying
he/she/it	has been unsaying
we	have been unsaying
they	have been unsaying

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been unsaying words.
You have been unsaying nothing.
She has been unsaying her comment.
We have been unsaying insults.
They have been unsaying remarks.

Past Simple

I	unsaid
you	unsaid
he/she/it	unsaid
we	unsaid
they	unsaid

Examples - Past Simple

I unsaid my words.
You unsaid nothing.
She unsaid her comment.
We unsaid the insult.
They unsaid their remarks.

Past Continuous

I	was unsaying
you	were unsaying
he/she/it	was unsaying
we	were unsaying
they	were unsaying

Examples - Past Continuous

I was unsaying my words.
You were unsaying nothing.
She was unsaying her comment.
We were unsaying the insult.
They were unsaying their remarks.

Past Perfect

I	had unsaid
you	had unsaid
he/she/it	had unsaid
we	had unsaid
they	had unsaid

Examples - Past Perfect

I had unsaid my words.
You had unsaid nothing.
She had unsaid her comment.
We had unsaid the insult.
They had unsaid their remarks.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been unsaying
you	had been unsaying
he/she/it	had been unsaying
we	had been unsaying
they	had been unsaying

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been unsaying words.
You had been unsaying nothing.
He had been unsaying his comment.
We had been unsaying insults.
They had been unsaying remarks.

Future Simple

I	will unsay
you	will unsay
he/she/it	will unsay
we	will unsay
they	will unsay

Examples - Future Simple

I will unsay my words.
You will unsay nothing.
She will unsay her comment.
We will unsay the insult.
They will unsay their remarks.

Future Continuous

I	will be unsaying
you	will be unsaying
he/she/it	will be unsaying
we	will be unsaying
they	will be unsaying

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be unsaying words.
You will be unsaying nothing.
He will be unsaying his comment.
We will be unsaying insults.
They will be unsaying remarks.

Future Perfect

I	will have unsaid
you	will have unsaid
he/she/it	will have unsaid
we	will have unsaid
they	will have unsaid

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have unsaid my words.
You will have unsaid nothing.
She will have unsaid her comment.
We will have unsaid the insult.
They will have unsaid their remarks.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been unsaying
you	will have been unsaying
he/she/it	will have been unsaying
we	will have been unsaying
they	will have been unsaying

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been unsaying words.
You will have been unsaying nothing.
He will have been unsaying his comment.
We will have been unsaying insults.
They will have been unsaying remarks.