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- verb To
say about (someone or something); get something across verbally or by saying;relay ;signify ;declare .
Etymologies
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From Middle English besayen, biseggen, from Old English besecgan ("to announce, introduce; defend, excuse oneself; accuse"), equivalent to be- (“about, concerning, across”) + say. Cognate with German besagen ("to say").
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