- to utter or pronounce; speak: What did you say? I said “Hello!”
- to express in words; state; declare; word: Say it clearly and simply. It's hard to know how to say this tactfully.
- to state as an opinion or judgment: I say her plan is the better one.
- to be certain, precise, or assured about; determine: It is hard to say what is wrong.
- to recite or repeat: to say one's prayers.
- to report or allege; maintain: People say he will resign.
- to express (a message, viewpoint, etc.), as through a literary or other artistic medium: a writer with something to say.
- to indicate or show: What does your watch say?
- to assume as a hypothesis or estimate: Let's say, for the sake of argument, that it's true.
- to speak; declare; express an opinion.
- approximately; about: It's, say, 14 feet long.
- for example: If you serve, say tuna fish and potato chips, it will cost much less.
- what a person says or has to say.
- the right or opportunity to speak, decide, or exercise influence: to have one's say in choosing the candidate.
- a turn to say something: It is now my say.
- (used to express surprise, get attention, etc.)
- a thin silk or woolen fabric similar to serge, much used in the 16th century.
- French economist.
- U.S. entomologist.
- to speak, pronounce, or utter
- to express (an idea) in words; tell
- to state (an opinion, fact, etc) positively; declare; affirm
- to recite
- to report or allege
- to take as an assumption; suppose
- to convey by means of artistic expression
- to make a case for
- to persuade or coax (someone) to do something
- to be so obvious as to need no explanation
- an exclamation of surprise
- even; and indeed
- in other words; more explicitly
- as well as; even disregarding
- without the slightest exaggeration; at the very least
- approximately
- for example
- the right or chance to speak
- authority, esp to influence a decision
- a statement of opinion
- an exclamation to attract attention or express surprise, etc
- a type of fine woollen fabric
