say
say (sā)
transitive verb said, saying say′·ing, says (sez)
- to utter, pronounce, or speak
- to express in words; state; declare; tell
- to state positively, with assurance, or as an opinion who can say what will be?
- to indicate or show the clock says ten
- to recite; repeat to say one's prayers
- to estimate; assume; hypothesize he is, I'd say, forty
- to allege; report people say he's angry
- to communicate (an idea, feeling, etc.) a painting that says nothing
Etymology: ME seien (< orig. 3d pers. sing., pres. indic.), seggen < OE secgan, akin to sagu, a saying, tale (ON saga), Ger sagen, to say < IE base *sekw-, to note, see, show, say (> see, L inseque (imper.), tell!), orig., to follow > L sequi
intransitive verb
noun
- a chance to speak to have one's say
- power or authority, as to make or help make a final decision: often with the
- Archaic what a person says; dictum
adverb
- for example any fish, say perch
- about; nearly costing, say, 10 dollars
interjection
Related Forms:
- sayer say′er noun
go without saying
that is to say
to say the least
you can say that again!
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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