Say (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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

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