say meaning
UK /seɪ/ US /seɪ/ 1 syllable
say has 12 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
say as a verb
- express in words
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
Type of: express
Kinds: present, misstate, answer, precede, announce, articulate, get out, declare, note, add, explain, give
- 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
Type of: assert
Kinds: plead
- 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?
Synonyms: suppose
Type of: speculate
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- The passage reads as follows
- What does the law say?
Synonyms: read
Type of: have
- 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
Type of: request
- 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?
Synonyms: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate
Kinds: twang, devoice, raise, lilt, palatalize, nasalize, mispronounce, aspirate, voice, retroflex, subvocalize, syllabize
- communicate or express nonverbally
- What does this painting say?
- Did his face say anything about how he felt?
Type of: convey
- utter aloud
- She said `Hello' to everyone in the office
Type of: express
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- I say let's forget this whole business
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- Say grace
- She said her `Hail Mary'
Type of: recite
Related forms: saying
- indicate
- The clock says noon
Type of: read
say as a noun
- the chance to speak
- let him have his say
Type of: opportunity
say in a sentence
- Admitting what you say, I still think you are mistaken.
- When you put it so strongly, I can't say I don't agree.
- Strange to say, he met someone who was said to be dead.
- I cannot say for certain that the patient will recover.
- What we say and what we mean are often quite different.
How to pronounce say
say is pronounced /seɪ/ in British English and /seɪ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with say
Scrabble score: 6 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in AY · 3-letter words
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