say

Nouns

• (n) the chance to speak
  • let him have his say

Verbs

• (v) 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,
• (v) 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,
• (v) 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,
• (v) have or contain a certain wording or form
  • The passage reads as follows
  • What does the law say?
  read,
• (v) 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,
• (v) 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,
• (v) communicate or express nonverbally
  • What does this painting say?
  • Did his face say anything about how he felt?
• (v) utter aloud
  • She said "Hello" to everyone in the office
• (v) state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
  • I say let's forget this whole business
• (v) recite or repeat a fixed text
  • Say grace
  • She said her "Hail Mary"
• (v) indicate
  • The clock says noon

Synonyms

Words of close approximity