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1. | [ verb ] express an idea, etc. in words | |
Synonyms: | tell state | |
Examples: | "He said that he wanted to marry her" "tell me what is bothering you" "state your opinion" |
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Related terms: | express add give answer note declare declare present announce explain get_out articulate play_down preface declare misstate sum statement narrator affirmation | |
2. | [ verb ] report or maintain | |
Synonyms: | allege aver | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | assert plead | |
3. | [ verb ] express a supposition | |
Synonyms: | suppose | |
Examples: | "Let us say that he did not tell the truth" "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?" |
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Related terms: | speculate guess | |
4. | [ verb ] have or contain a certain wording or form | |
Synonyms: | read | |
Examples: | "The passage reads as follows" "What does the law say?" |
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Related terms: | have read read | |
5. | [ verb ] state as one's opinion or judgement; declare | |
Examples: | "I say let's forget this whole business" |
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Related terms: | state | |
6. | [ verb ] utter aloud | |
Examples: | "She said 'Hello' to everyone in the office" |
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Related terms: | express | |
7. | [ verb ] give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority | |
Synonyms: | tell order enjoin | |
Examples: | "I said to him to go home" "She ordered him to do the shopping" "The mother told the child to get dressed" |
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Related terms: | request call direct command instruct warn injunction | |
8. | [ verb ] speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | |
Synonyms: | pronounce enunciate articulate sound_out enounce | |
Examples: | "She pronounces French words in a funny way" "I cannot say `zip wire'" "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
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Related terms: | stress explode voice drawl raise syllabize aspirate sibilate subvocalize lilt twang round palatalize devoice click trill mispronounce flap explode roll vocalize lisp subvocalise nasalise retroflex articulator enunciation pronunciation pronunciation talk | |
9. | [ verb ] recite or repeat a fixed text | |
Examples: | "Say grace" "She said her `Hail Mary'" |
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Related terms: | recite saying | |
10. | [ verb ] communicate or express nonverbally | |
Examples: | "What does this painting say?" "Did his face say anything about how he felt?" |
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Related terms: | convey | |
11. | [ verb ] indicate | |
Examples: | "The clock says noon" |
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Related terms: | read | |
12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15359 | |
13. | [ interjection ] interjection, to attract attention | |
Synonyms: | hey | |
14. | [ noun ] the chance to speak | |
Examples: | "let him have his say" |
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Related terms: | opportunity | |
Similar spelling: |
Saidi saida sad Sade Sada Saad Saudi satie Saeed Sadye Sadie sadhu sadhe Saade saddhu Sat Sato sate |