What does SAY mean?
Definitions for SAY
seɪsay
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SAY.
Princeton's WordNet
sayverb
the chance to speak
"let him have his say"
state, say, tellverb
express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
allege, aver, sayverb
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"
suppose, sayverb
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?"
read, sayverb
have or contain a certain wording or form
"The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
order, tell, enjoin, sayverb
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"
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, sayverb
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?"
sayverb
communicate or express nonverbally
"What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
sayverb
utter aloud
"She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
sayverb
state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
"I say let's forget this whole business"
sayverb
recite or repeat a fixed text
"Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
sayverb
indicate
"The clock says noon"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Saynoun
Etymology: from the verb.
He no sooner said out his say, but up rises a cunning snap. Roger L'Estrange.
Since thy outside looks so fair and warlike,
And that thy tongue some ’say of breeding breathes,
By rule of knighthood I disdain. William Shakespeare.So good a say invites the eye,
A little downward to espy
The lively clusters of her breasts. Philip Sidney.This gentleman having brought that earth to the publick ’say masters, and upon their being unable to bring it to fusion, or make it fly away, he had procured a little of it, and with a peculiar flux separated a third part of pure gold. Boyle.
To Sayverb
preter. said.
Etymology: secgan , Saxon; seggen, Dutch.
Say it out, Diggon, for whatever it hight;
For nought but well mought him betight,
He is so meek. Edmund Spenser.In this slumbry agitation what have you heard her say? William Shakespeare.
Speak unto Solomon; for he will not say thee nay. 1 Kings.
After all can be said against a thing, this will still be true, that many things possibly are, which we know not of. John Tillotson.
In vain shall we attempt to justify ourselves, as the rich young man in the gospel did, by appealing to the great duties of the law; unless we can say somewhat more, even that we have been liberal in our distributions to the poor. Francis Atterbury.
With flying speed, and seeming great pretence,
Came messenger with letters which his message said. F. Qu.To Sayverb
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee; and she said, say on. 1 Kings ii. 14.
Say nothing to any man, but go thy way. Mar. i. 44.
To the others he said, go ye after him. Ezek. ix. 5.
The council-table and star-chamber hold, as Thucydides said of the Athenians, for honourable that which pleased, and for just that which profited. Edward Hyde.
The lion here has taken his right measures, that is to say, he has made a true judgment. Roger L'Estrange.
He has left his succession as undetermined as if he had said nothing about it. John Locke.
This ought to weigh with those whose reading is designed for much talk and little knowledge, and I have nothing to say to it. John Locke.
Of some propositions it may be difficult to say whether they affirm or deny; as when we say, Plato was no fool. Isaac Watts.
Say first what cause
Mov’d our grand parents to fall off? John Milton.Say, Stella, feel you no content,
Reflecting on a life well-spent. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Say
Say is a song by John Mayer written for the Rob Reiner film The Bucket List in 2007. It was released as a single on November 20 and is the first commercial single in Mayer's career that was not originally released on one of his albums but added to the special edition re-release of his album Continuum. In the U. S., it has become the artist's highest charting single to date, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 in May, 2008. The song earned Mayer another Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, his fourth win on the category.
ChatGPT
say
Say, as a verb, refers to expressing something through spoken words or in written form. It involves conveying thoughts, opinions, information, or instructions by uttering or writing them down. Saying something typically involves using language to communicate ideas, statements, or messages to others.
Webster Dictionary
Say
saw
Saynoun
trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack
Saynoun
tried quality; temper; proof
Saynoun
essay; trial; attempt
Sayverb
to try; to assay
Saynoun
a kind of silk or satin
Saynoun
a delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth
Sayverb
to utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things
Sayverb
to repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson
Sayverb
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
Sayverb
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
Sayverb
to speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply
Sayverb
a speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb
Etymology: [OE. seggen, seyen, siggen, sayen, sayn, AS. secgan; akin to OS. seggian, D. zeggen, LG. seggen, OHG. sagn, G. sagen, Icel. segja, Sw. sga, Dan. sige, Lith. sakyti; cf. OL. insece tell, relate, Gr. 'e`nnepe (for 'en-sepe), 'e`spete. Cf. Saga, Saw a saying.]
Wikidata
Say
"Say" is a song by John Mayer written for the Rob Reiner film The Bucket List in 2007. It was released as a single on November 20 and is the first commercial single in Mayer's career that was not originally released on one of his albums but added to the special edition re-release of his album Continuum. In the U.S., it has become the artist's highest charting single to date, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 in May, 2008. The song earned Mayer another Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, his fourth win on the category.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Say
sā, v.t. to utter in words: to speak: to declare: to state: to answer: to rehearse: to recite: to take for granted.—v.i. to speak: to relate: to state:—pa.t. and pa.p. said (sed).—n. something said: a remark: a speech: a saw.—ns. Say′er, one who says: a speaker: one who assays; Say′ing, something said: an expression: a maxim; Say′-so, an authoritative declaration: a rumour, a mere report.—Say to, to think of.—It is said, or They say, it is commonly reputed; It says, equivalent to 'it is said;' That is to say, in other words. [A.S. secgan (sægde, gesægd); Ice. segja, Ger. sagen.]
Say
sā, n. (Spens.) assay, proof, temper (of a sword): (Shak.) taste, relish: a sample: trial by sample.—v.t. to assay, to try.—n. Say′master, one who makes proof. [A contr. of assay.]
Say
sā, n. a thin kind of silk: a kind of woollen stuff.—adj. (Shak.) silken. [O. Fr. saie—Low L. seta, silk—L. seta, a bristle.]
Say
sā, n. (Scot.) a strainer for milk.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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.
Editors Contribution
say
To communicate, express or voice.
They did say they can be at ours for dinner and we are delighted.
Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SAY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Say is ranked #9803 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Say surname appeared 3,302 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Say.
51.8% or 1,713 total occurrences were Asian.
31.2% or 1,032 total occurrences were White.
12.4% or 412 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.2% or 74 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.6% or 54 total occurrences were Black.
0.5% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SAY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #158
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SAY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #83
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SAY' in Verbs Frequency: #5
Anagrams for SAY »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SAY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SAY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of SAY in a Sentence
In an often luxury-filled environment, there used to be somewhat of a stigma surrounding wearing mid-tier brands, but it’s now more of a flex to say your low-rise cargo pants are from J. Crew than it is to say you’re wearing a Prada backpack, it’s a bragging right [for consumers] to say you’re on trend and within budget.
In recessions you don't see the airlines ground aircraft like we're doing today, what I anticipate will happen is we continue to see gradual improvement over the next six months. It doesn't need to be all the way recovered by any means but say 80 % of what it used to be, we'd be flying all of the airlines, we'd be needing to employ all of the people we have employed.
Dad taught me to always be appreciative of what you have, in fact, he would never say no to anyone who asked for an autograph. Even if it was at the most inconvenient moment, he ’d be so gracious and say yes. I remember he once said, ‘ These are the people who put me here ’ and that’s why he did it. He also taught me that it’s so easy to be kind and so hard to be unkind, because he always had so much love and respect for other people. He was such a good man.
Following the court's decision, ARD do not have to issue a retraction, as they are from Germany and the court process was in Russia, however, Russian law can now let us say that all the information in this film is a lie. This is a big step forward in defending our interests and our rights.
Water is prioritized for drinking first, then agriculture and livestock, and then all other activities related to man, and I'd say that in last place for mining.
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Translations for SAY
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- decirAragonese
- يتلو, يقول, قالArabic
- сказаць, гаварыцьBelarusian
- казвамBulgarian
- lavaretBreton
- dir, declamar, recitarCatalan, Valencian
- povědět, říctCzech
- dweudWelsh
- fortælle, sigeDanish
- es heißt, sagen, sagen wir, man sagtGerman
- λέγωGreek
- diri, dirasEsperanto
- se dice, decir, digamosSpanish
- ütlesEstonian
- esanBasque
- نمایاندن, گفتن, باز خواندن, نمودنPersian
- sanoa, näyttää, virkkaa, kertoaFinnish
- sigaFaroese
- disons, dire, indiquer, réciter, on dit, il paraîtFrench
- sizze, útsprekke, steanWestern Frisian
- abairIrish
- can, abairScottish Gaelic
- recitar, dicir, digamosGalician
- abbyrManx
- אמרHebrew
- कहनाHindi
- mondHungarian
- ասելArmenian
- dicerInterlingua
- segjaIcelandic
- dire, recitare, diciamo, si diceItalian
- 語る, 言う, 暗唱, おっしゃる, 申し上げる, 申す, 書かれているJapanese
- ვთქვათ, ლაპარაკი, სიტყვაზე, თქმაGeorgian
- деуKazakh
- ថា, និយាយថាKhmer
- 말하다Korean
- گۆتن, gotin, وتنKurdish
- loquor, inquam, fabulor, dico, for, proloquorLatin
- soenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເວົ້າLao
- sakyti, tarkim, sakomaLithuanian
- teikt, sacītLatvian
- кажеMacedonian
- ശബ്ദിക്കുന്നു, പറയുന്നുMalayalam
- cakap, kataMalay
- ပေါ့, ပြော, ဆိုBurmese
- opgeven, luiden, zeggen, laten wij zeggen, staan, opzeggenDutch
- seia, seieNorwegian Nynorsk
- siNorwegian
- direOccitan
- wymawiać, powiedzieć, powiadać, mówić, rzecPolish
- recitar, dizer, falar, diz-se, digamos, suponhamos, dizemPortuguese
- ñiyQuechua
- dir, gir, deirRomansh
- spune, ziceRomanian
- говорить, сказать, гласитьRussian
- वदतिSanskrit
- narri, nàrrere, faedhareSardinian
- recitírati, казати, kázati, говорити, rȅći, рећи, govoritiSerbo-Croatian
- කියනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- hovoriť, povedaťSlovak
- praviti, povedati, rečiSlovene
- stå, sägaSwedish
- กล่าวThai
- söylemek, diyelim, demekTurkish
- диTatar
- казати, говорити, сказатиUkrainian
- کہناUrdu
- nóiVietnamese
- direWalloon
- זאָגןYiddish
- 说Chinese
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