say

say  (s)

v. said (sd), say·ing, says (sz)

v.tr.

1. To utter aloud; pronounce: The children said, "Good morning."

2. To express in words: Say what's on your mind.

3.

a. To state as one's opinion or judgment; declare: I say let's eat out.

b. To state as a determination of fact: It's hard to say who is right in this matter.

4. To repeat or recite: said grace.

5. To report or maintain; allege.

6.

a. To indicate; show: The clock says half past two.

b. To give nonverbal expression to; signify or embody: It was an act that said "devotion."

7. To suppose; assume: Let's say that you're right.

v.intr.

To make a statement; express oneself: The story must be true because the teacher said so.

n.

1. A turn or chance to speak: Having had my say, I sat down.

2. The right or power to influence or make a decision: Citizens have a say in the councils of government. All I want is some say in the matter.

3. Archaic Something said; a statement.

adv.

1. Approximately: There were, say, 500 people present.

2. For instance: a woodwind, say an oboe.

interj.

Used to express surprise or appeal for someone's attention.

Idioms:

I say

1. Used preceding an utterance to call attention to it: I say, do you have the time?

2. Used as an exclamation of surprise, delight, or dismay.

that is to say

In other words.

to say nothing of

And there is no need to mention. Used to allude to things that fill out an idea or argument: The yard is a mess, to say nothing of the house.

you can say that again Slang

Used to express strong agreement with what has just been said.

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[Middle English seien, from Old English secgan; see sek^w-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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sayer n.

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say

Verb

[saying, said]

1. to speak or utter

2. to express (an idea) in words: I can't say what I feel

3. to state (an opinion or fact) positively: I say you are wrong

4. to indicate or show: the clock says ten to nine

5. to recite: to say grace

6. to report or allege: they say we shall have rain today

7. to suppose as an example or possibility: let us say that he is lying

8. to convey by means of artistic expression: what does the artist have to say in this picture?

9. to make a case for: there is much to be said for it

10. go without saying to be so obvious as to need no explanation

11. to say the least at the very least

Adverb

1. approximately: there were, say, 20 people present

2. for example: choose a number, say, four

Noun

1. the right or chance to speak: the opposition has hardly had a say in these affairs

2. authority, esp. to influence a decision: he has a lot of say [Old English secgan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	say - the chance to speak; "let him have his say" chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
Verb	1.	say - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" state, tell present, lay out, represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" misstate - state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position" answer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" preface, premise, precede, introduce - furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" announce, declare - announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" enunciate, vocalise, vocalize, articulate - express or state clearly say - state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business" get out - express with difficulty; "I managed to get out a few words" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" declare - make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?" note, remark, mention, observe - make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" add, append, supply - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" explain - define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean" give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name" sum, summarise, summarize, sum up - be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
	2.	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" allege, aver plead - make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts assert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically
	3.	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?" suppose speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
	4.	say - have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" read read - interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	5.	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" order, enjoin, tell direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework" instruct - give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation" command, require - make someone do something request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" warn - ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"
	6.	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?" enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate twang - pronounce with a nasal twang devoice - utter with tense vocal chords raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate nasalise, nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" mispronounce, misspeak - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words" aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds vocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords retroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants" subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized" syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read" drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels" labialise, labialize, round - pronounce with rounded lips lisp - speak with a lisp accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click" trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's" sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilant flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
	7.	say - communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?" say - indicate; "The clock says noon" convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me"
	8.	say - utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
	9.	say - state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business" say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
	10.	say - recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'" recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
	11.	say - indicate; "The clock says noon" record, register, read, show - indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" say - communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"

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say

verb 1. state, declare, remark, add, announce, maintain, mention, assert, affirm, asseverate

verb 2. speak, utter, voice, express, pronounce, come out with (informal) put into words, give voice or utterance to

verb 3. make known, reveal, disclose, divulge, answer, reply, respond, give as your opinion

verb 4. suggest, express, imply, communicate, disclose, give away, convey, divulge

verb 5. suppose, supposing, imagine, assume, presume

verb 6. estimate, suppose, guess, conjecture, surmise, dare say, hazard a guess

verb 7. recite, perform, deliver, do, read, repeat, render, rehearse, orate

verb 8. allege, report, claim, hold, suggest, insist, maintain, rumour, assert, uphold, profess, put about that

noun 9. influence, power, control, authority, weight, sway, clout (informal) predominance, mana N.Z.

noun 10. chance to speak, vote, voice, crack (informal) opportunity to speak, turn to speak to say the least at the very least, without any exaggeration, to put it mildly

Translations

say [seɪ] n to have one's say → expresar su opinión;

to have a or some say in sth → tener voz y voto en algo vt, vi [pt, pp said] [sɛd] → decir;

to say yes/no → decir que sí/no;

my watch says 3 o'clock → mi reloj marca las tres;

that is to say → es decir;

that goes without saying → ni que decir tiene;

she said (that) I was to give you this → me pidió que te diera esto;

I should say it's worth about £100 → yo diría que vale unas 100 libras;

say after me → repite lo que yo diga;

shall we say Tuesday? → ¿quedamos, por ejemplo, el martes?;

that doesn't say much for him → eso no dice nada a su favor;

when all is said and done → al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas;

there is something or a lot to be said for it → hay algo or mucho que decir a su favor

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say [seɪ] n to have one's say → dire ce qu'on a à dire vt [said , pt , pp ] [sɛd] → dire;

to have a say → avoir voix au chapitre;

could you say that again? → pourriez-vous répéter ce que vous venez de dire?;

to say yes/no → dire oui/non;

she said (that) I was to give you this → elle m'a chargé de vous remettre ceci;

my watch says 3 o'clock → ma montre indique 3 heures, il est 3 heures à ma montre;

shall we say Tuesday? → disons mardi?;

that doesn't say much for him → ce n'est pas vraiment à son honneur;

when all is said and done → en fin de compte, en définitive;

there is something or a lot to be said for it → cela a des avantages;

that is to say → c'est-à-dire;

to say nothing of → sans compter;

say that ... → mettons or disons que ...;

that goes without saying → cela va sans dire, cela va de soi

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say [seɪ] [said , pt, pp ] vt → sagen

n to have one's say → seine Meinung äußern;

could you say that again? → können Sie das wiederholen?;

my watch says 3 o'clock → auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 Uhr;

it says on the sign "No Smoking" → auf dem Schild steht "Rauchen verboten";

shall we say Tuesday? → sagen wir Dienstag?;

come for dinner at, say, 8 o'clock → kommt um, sagen wir mal 8 Uhr, zum Essen;

that doesn't say much for him → das spricht nicht gerade für ihn;

when all is said and done → letzten Endes;

there is something/a lot to be said for it → es spricht einiges/vieles dafür;

you can say that again! → das kann man wohl sagen!;

that is to say → das heißt;

that goes without saying → das versteht sich von selbst;

to say nothing of ... → von ... ganz zu schweigen;

say (that) ... → angenommen, (dass) ...;

to have a or some say in sth → ein Mitspracherecht bei etw haben

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say [seɪ] n to have one's say → fare sentire il proprio parere;

to have a or some say → avere voce in capitolo vt [pt said, pp ] [sɛd] → dire;

could you say that again? → potrebbe ripeterlo?;

to say yes/no → dire di sì/di no;

she said (that) I was to give you this → ha detto di darle questo;

my watch says 3 o'clock → il mio orologio fa le 3;

shall we say Tuesday? → facciamo martedì?;

that doesn't say much for him → non torna a suo credito;

when all is said and done → a conti fatti;

there is something or a lot to be said for it → ha i suoi lati positivi;

that is to say → cioè, vale a dire;

to say nothing of → per non parlare di;

say that ... → mettiamo or diciamo che ...;

that goes without saying → va da sé