Say
WordNet
noun
(1) The chance to speak
"Let him have his say"
verb
(2) Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
"I said to him to go home"
"She ordered him to do the shopping"
"The mother told the child to get dressed"
(3) Express a supposition
"Let us say that he did not tell the truth"
"Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
(4) Indicate
"The clock says noon"
(5) Communicate or express nonverbally
"What does this painting say?"
"Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
(6) Recite or repeat a fixed text
"Say grace"
"She said her `Hail Mary'"
(7) Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
"She pronounces French words in a funny way"
"I cannot say `zip wire'"
"Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
(8) Express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"
"Tell me what is bothering you"
"State your opinion"
"State your name"
(9) Report or maintain
"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"
"He said it was too late to intervene in the war"
"The registrar says that I owe the school money"
(10) Have or contain a certain wording or form
"The passage reads as follows"
"What does the law say?"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To pronounce.
- Please say your name slowly and clearly.
- To recite.
- Martha, will you say grace?
- To communicate, either verbally or in writing.
- He said he would be here tomorrow.
- To indicate in a written form.
- The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.
- to have a common expression; .
- 1815, George Gordon Byron, The Hebrew Melodies/They say that Hope is happiness:
- They say that Hope is happiness; But genuine Love must prize the past.
- 1819, Great Britain Court of Chancery, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, page 8:
- It is said, a bargain cannot be set aside upon inadequacy only.
- 1841, Christopher Marshall, The Knickerbocker (New-York Monthly Magazine), page 379:
- It’s said that fifteen wagon loads of ready-made clothes for the Virginia troops came to, and stay in, town to-night.
- 1815, George Gordon Byron, The Hebrew Melodies/They say that Hope is happiness:
- Let's say.
- 1984, Martin Amis, Money: a suicide note
- I've followed Selina down the strip, when we're shopping, say, and she strolls on ahead, wearing sawn-off jeans and a wash-withered T-shirt...
- 1984, Martin Amis, Money: a suicide note
Interjection
- Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion; hey
- Say, what did you think about the movie?