say
verb
[ seɪ ]
• utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction.
• "‘Thank you,’ he said"
Similar:
speak,
utter,
voice,
pronounce,
give utterance to,
give voice to,
vocalize,
declare,
state,
announce,
remark,
observe,
mention,
comment,
note,
add,
reply,
respond,
answer,
rejoin,
whisper,
mutter,
mumble,
mouth,
come out with,
claim,
maintain,
assert,
hold,
insist,
contend,
aver,
affirm,
avow,
allege,
profess,
opine,
asseverate,
express,
put into words,
phrase,
articulate,
communicate,
make known,
get across,
put across,
convey,
verbalize,
render,
tell,
reveal,
divulge,
impart,
disclose,
imply,
suggest,
signify,
denote,
mean,
adduce,
propose,
advance,
bring forward,
offer,
plead,
• assume something in order to work out what its consequences would be; make a hypothesis.
• "let's say we pay in five thousand pounds in the first year"
say
exclamation
• used to express surprise or to draw attention to a remark or question.
• "say, did you notice any blood?"
say
noun
• an opportunity for stating one's opinion or feelings.
• "she let him have his say"
Similar:
right/chance/turn to speak,
vote,
opinion,
view,
voice,
one's twopence worth,
one's twopenn'orth,
Origin:
Old English secgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeggen and German sagen .
say the word
• give permission or instructions to do something.
