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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

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say

v say [sei]

1 to speak or utter What did you say?; She said `Yes'. sê يَقول казвам říci sige sagen λέω, εκστομίζω decir ütlema حرف زدن sanoa dire לוֹמָר कहना reći, iskazati mond; szól mengatakan segja dire 言う ...이라고 말하다 sakyti sacīt; teikt cakap zeggen si, erklære, uttrykke mówić a spune сказать, говорить povedať reči reći säga พูด söylemek, demek 說 говорити کہنا nói, thốt ra 说

2 to tell, state or declare She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful. sê يُخْبِر، يُعْلِن، يُصَرِّح заявявам prohlásit, říkat sige; siges sagen λέω, δηλώνω decir rääkima گفتن dire לְהָגִיד कहना ustvrditi, navoditi kijelent menyatakan segja dire 述べる 언명하다 (pa)sakyti teikt kata zeggen si, uttale; sies powiedzieć dizer a spune, a zice говорить, утверждать prehlásiť, povedať reči reći säga, tala om บอกกล่าว; ป่าวประกาศ söylemek, belirtmek 表明，宣稱 сказати; заявляти اظہار کرنا phát biểu, tuyên bố 表明，宣称

3 to repeat The child says her prayers every night. sê, opsê يُرَدِّد казвам си odříkat sige aufsagen λέω, επαναλαμβάνω decir kordama ذكر كردن lukea dire לוֹמָר हर दिन इत्‍यादि opetovano navoditi (el)mond mengucapkan segja, fara með dire 唱える 복창하다, 암송하다 kalbėti, kartoti atkārtot; skaitīt lūgšanu membaca opzeggen si fram, be powtarzać dizer a repeta повторять, читать odriekať ponavljati ponoviti läsa, be ท่อง tekrarlamak 背誦 читати; повторювати دہرانا nhắc lại 背诵

4 to guess or estimate I can't say when he'll return. raai يَعْرِف، يُقَدِّر، يُخَمِّن нямам представа říci sige sagen προβλέπω, υπολογίζω decir arvama بيان كردن sanoa dire נֶאֱמַר आकलन करना procijeniti kitalál menduga segja til um dire わかる 추측하다 pasakyti pateikt; noteikt mengagak zeggen si, anslå, tippe zgadnąć, ocenić, powiedzieć dizer a estima, a aproxima предполагать povedať reči pretpostaviti säga, avgöra, uppskatta เดา söylemek 發表意見 припускати, гадати اندازہ لگانا tiên đoán 发表意见

n

the right or opportunity to state one's opinion I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision. sê قَوْل، كَلِمَه، رأْي дума příležitost promluvit have noget at sige das Mitspracherecht δικαίωμα λόγου opinión, voz y voto sõnaõigus, sõnavõtt تصميم گيري sananvalta, sanottava (avoir) droit au chapitre לְהַבִּיע דֵעָה किसी को जो कुछ कहना है (उसे कहने का अवसर), मत या निर्णय में (किसी का अपना) भाग pravo na mišljenje beleszólás hak menyatakan það að hafa rétt/tækifæri til að segja skoðun sína (diritto di parlare), (voce in capitolo) 発言(権) 발언권, 발언할 기회 teisė/galimybė pareikšti nuomonę sakāmais; [] vārds menyuarakan pendapat zegje, zeggenschap ha noe å si; si sin mening wypowiedzenie się direito a pronunciar-se (a avea) drept de opinie мнение, слово príležitosť prehovoriť beseda pravo glasa mening, [] säga till om สิทธิหรือโอกาสในการแสดงความคิดเห็น söz fırsatı/hakkı 意見 думка; слово اظہار رائے کا حق cơ hội để nói 意见

n saying

something often said, especially a proverb etc. spreekwoord قَوْل مأْثور поговорка rčení, pořekadlo talemåde; ordsprog das Reden, die Redensart ρητό, παροιμία dicho vanasõna, ütlemine گفته؛مثل sananlasku dicton פִתגָם स्पष्टत: poslovica mondás, szólás pepatah orðatiltæki; málsháttur detto ことわざ 속담 posakis paruna; izteiciens kata-kata zegswijze ordtak, ordspråk, talemåte powiedzenie dito proverb, dicton пословица; поговорка úslovie, porekadlo izrek izreka uttalande, yttrande, ordstäv, ordspråk สุภาษิต atasözü, söz 諺語 приказка; прислів'я قول، کہاوت câu nói, châm ngôn 谚语

have

to be able/unable to explain one's actions etc Your work is very careless – what have you to say for yourself? vir jouself te sê يَحْتَفِظ بِخُطَّةٍ لوقْت الحاجَه казвам в извинение říci ve svůj prospěch have at sige til sit forsvar (etwas) bereit haben/halten φυλάω για έκπληξη, κρατάω άσο στο μανίκι μου en la guardarse una carta manga varuks hoidma عذر و بهانه آوردن pitää varalla en réserve garder לְהַסבִּיר אֶת מַעֲשָיו reći nešto o nekome/nečemu van még egy ütőkártyája merahasiakan hafa e-ð í bakhöndinni (avere un asso nella manica) ひそかに用意する 변명할 말이 있다[] turėti/laikyti atsargoje []taisnoties; teikt sev par attaisnojumu boleh atau tidak boleh menjelaskan tindakan in reserve houden ha noe i bakhånd mieć/trzymać coś w zanadrzu ter/guardar na manga a ţine în rezervă про запас иметь mať pripravený plán imeti nekaj za bregom reći u svoju odbranu ha ngt i bakfickan ข้อแก้ตัว mazeret göstermek, savunmak 儲備(存) (не) мати чого сказати на свій захист خود کے لئے بولنا viện lý lẽ 储备（存）

I wouldn't say no to

I would like I wouldn't say no to an ice-cream. ek wil hê أحِبُّ، لا أُمانِع، أقْبَل بِطيب خاطِر не бих отказал neodmítnout jeg siger ikke nej ich würde nicht nein sagen zu θα ήθελα no diré que no a ma ei ütleks ära بله لطفا؛ميخواهم haluaisin n'être pas de refus לא אָסַרֵב हां, मैं न नहीं कहूंगा ne bih rekao ne, ne bih odbio szeretnék saya mau mundi ekki hafna (e-u) (non direi no a), (non rifiuterei) 欲しい ...이라면 좋구 말구요 neatsisakyčiau neatteikšos (no) saya takkan tolak ik zeg niet nee tegen jeg ville ikke si nei takk til nie odmówię não diria que não a nu aş refuza, nu aş spune nu я бы не отказался от neodmietnuť nič nimam proti (čemu) voleo bih låt oss säga ต้องการ hayır demem, ...-se iyi olur(du) 我不會拒絕...，我喜歡... я б не відмовився від کسی چیز کے لئے نہیں نہ کہنا từ chối 我不会拒绝...，我喜欢...

(let's) say

roughly; approximately; about You'll arrive there in, (let's) say, three hours. ongeveer تَقْريبا، حَوالي да кажем řekněme lad os sige; skal vi sige sagen wir περίπου, ας πούμε digamos umbes فرضا suunnilleen disons בוֹא נאמַר मान लेना recimo, otprilike mondjuk kira-kira (svona) nokkurn veginn, um það bil (diciamo) だいたい 대략 tarkim sacīsim; teiksim; apmēram katalah ongeveer skal vi si, omtrent powiedzmy vamos dizer să zicem приблизительно, около povedzme recimo otprilike ประมาณ diyelim ki 大約，比如說 скажімо تقریبا khoảng, chừng 大约，比如说

say the word

I'm ready to obey your wishes If you'd like to go with me, say the word. ek is gereed يَقْبَل رَغْبَة الشَّخْص الآخَر само кажи stačí říct slovo sige til sage es πες το κι έγινε sólo tienes que dedirlo anna käsk در خدمتم sanoa n'avoir qu'un mot à dire לְצַייֵן हुक्म देना, आज्ञा देना आदि samo reci csak szólj siap menuruti segðu til, láttu (mig) vita dire 命令する 말만 해; ...할 준비가 돼있다 tik tark žodį dot rīkojumu; tikai []saki katakan awak setuju je hoeft het alleen maar te zeggen bare si fra tylko powiedz (kiedy) é só dizer a nu avea decât un cuvânt de zis приказать, распорядиться stačí povedať slovo Le reci! samo kaži säg bara till ลั่นวาจา; บอกว่าเมื่อไร istediğinizi yapmaya hazırım 服從某人的命令(或意願) тільки скажи بس کہ کر دیکھو ra lệnh 服从某人的命令（或意愿）

that is to say

in other words; I mean He was here last Thursday, that's to say the 4th of June. met ander woorde أي أنَّ، بِمَعْنى тоест to jest det vil sige das heißt δηλαδή es decir see tähendab به عبارت ديگر toisin sanoen c'est-à-dire כְּלוֹמַר दूसरे शब्दों में drugim riječima másszóval, azaz maksud saya það er að segja, með öðrum orðum cioè すなわち 다시 말하면 tai yra, kitaip tariant tas ir; proti maksud saya dat wil zeggen det vil si to znaczy isto é adică, cu alte cuvinte другими словами to znamená se pravi to jest det vill säga, alltså หรือพูดอีกอย่าง; หมายถึง yani 換句話說 тобто; іншими словами دوسرے الفاظ میں nói một cách khác, tức là 换句话说