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Definition of 'SAY'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) say
to utter or pronounce; speak:
to say a word.

2.  say
to express in words; state; declare:
Say what you think.

3.  say
to state as an opinion or judgment:
I say we should wait here.

4.  say
to recite or repeat.

5.  say
to report or allege; maintain.

6.  say
to express (a message, viewpoint, etc.), as through a literary or other artistic medium.

7.  say
to indicate or show:
What does your watch say?

8. (v.i.) say
to speak; declare; express an opinion, idea, etc.

9. (adv.) say
approximately; about:
It's, say, 14 feet long.

10.  say
for example.

11. (n.) say
what a person says or has to say.

12.  say
the right or opportunity to state an opinion or exercise influence:
to have one's say in a decision.

13.  say
a turn to say something.

14. (interj.) say
(used to express surprise, get attention, etc.)

Definition of 'SAY'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) say
the chance to speak
"let him have his say"

2. (verb) state, say, tell
express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

3. (verb) allege, aver, say
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"

4. (verb) suppose, say
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?"

5. (verb) read, say
have or contain a certain wording or form
"The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

6. (verb) order, tell, enjoin, say
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"

7. (verb) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
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. (verb) say
communicate or express nonverbally
"What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"

9. (verb) say
utter aloud
"She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

10. (verb) say
state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
"I say let's forget this whole business"

11. (verb) say
recite or repeat a fixed text
"Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"

12. (verb) say
indicate
"The clock says noon"

Definition of 'SAY'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) say
to speak or speak words
What did you say?; I said, "Where are you?"; As I said to Annie, I've never been so mad.

2.  say
(of sth with writing or numbers on it) to give a particular piece of information
The clock said 2:46.; The email says that we should all be at the meeting.; Do the instructions say what to do next?

3.  say
say how/what/where etc.
to form a judgment, opinion, or estimate
It's hard to say how long we were there.; I'd say she's about 4 years old.

4.  say
to indicate sth without making a direct statement
Your actions say a lot about the kind of person you are.; What do you think the poet is trying to say?

5.  say
used to give an example; = imagine
Say you had six apples, and someone took two.; Let's say you win the prize - what would you do with the money?

6.  say
I have to say (that)/I must say (that)
emphasizes sth you are about to say
I have to say that I didn't think she sang very well.

7.  say
sth says it all
sth tells you what is most important about a situation or person
The huge smile on her face said it all.

8.  say
say sth to yourself
to think sth privately
"I'll win next time," she said to herself.

9.  say
to say the least
indicates what you have just said does not express sth strongly enough
The lecture was confusing, to say the least.

10.  say
that said/having said that
indicates you admit that sth different to what you have just said is also true
I wouldn't really call him a friend. That said, we do work together very well.

11. (noun) say
the expression of a feeling or opinion

12.  say
have your say
to be allowed to express sth
We let all the students have their say.

13.  say
have some/any/no say in
to have some/any/no right to express sth
We had very little say in the matter.

Definition of 'SAY'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) SAY
trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack

2. (noun) SAY
tried quality; temper; proof

3. (noun) SAY
essay; trial; attempt

4. (noun) SAY
a kind of silk or satin

5. (noun) SAY
a delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth

6. SAY
saw

7. (verb) SAY
to try; to assay

8. (verb) SAY
to utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things

9. (verb) SAY
to repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson

10. (verb) SAY
to announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to

11. (verb) SAY
to mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles

12. (verb) SAY
to speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply

13. (verb) SAY
a speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb

Definitions of 'SAY'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. SAY
1. To type to a terminal. “To list a directory verbosely, you have to say ls -l.” Tends to imply a newline-terminated command (a ‘sentence’).

2. A computer may also be said to ‘say’ things to you, even if it doesn't have a speech synthesizer, by displaying them on a terminal in response to your commands. Hackers find it odd that this usage confuses mundanes.

Translation of 'SAY'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to speak or utter What did you say?; She said `Yes'.
Afrikaans: sê	Arabic: يَقول	Bulgarian: казвам
Brazilian: dizer	Czech: říci	German: sagen
Danish: sige	Greek: λέω, εκστομίζω	Spanish: decir
Estonian: ütlema	Farsi: حرف زدن	Finnish: sanoa
French: dire	Hebrew: לוֹמָר	Hindi: कहना
Croatian: reći, iskazati	Hungarian: mond; szól	Indonesian: mengatakan
Icelandic: segja	Italian: dire	Japanese: 言う
Korean: 말하다	Lithuanian: sakyti	Latvian: sacīt; teikt
Malay: cakap	Dutch: zeggen	Norwegian: si, erklære, uttrykke
Polish: mówić	Persian: حرف زدن	Pashto: ويل، څرګندول، بيانول، بيا
Romanian: a spune	Russian: сказать, говорить	Slovak: povedať
Slovenian: reči	Serbian: reći	Swedish: säga
Thai: พูด	Turkish: söylemek, demek	Taiwanese: 說
Ukrainian: говорити	Urdu: کہنا	Vietnamese: nói, thốt ra
Chinese: 说
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