saying
noun
[ ˈseɪɪŋ ]
• a short, pithy, commonly known expression which generally offers advice or wisdom.
Similar:
proverb,
maxim,
aphorism,
axiom,
adage,
saw,
tag,
motto,
precept,
epigram,
epigraph,
dictum,
gnome,
pearl of wisdom,
expression,
phrase,
formula,
slogan,
catchphrase,
platitude,
cliché,
commonplace,
truism,
apophthegm,
say
verb
• 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"
Origin:
Old English secgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeggen and German sagen .
