say

About 252.73 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Saya.
2. verb To pronounce.

   Please say your name slowly and clearly.

3. verb To recite.

   Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?

4. verb To tell, either verbally or in writing.

   He said he would be here tomorrow.

5. verb To indicate in a written form.

   The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.

6. verb (Should we delete this sense?) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.

   They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do."

7. verb Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.

   A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.

8. verb To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

Similar words

enunciate articulate enounce read pronounce tell suppose order aver allege

Often followed by

that to the it about a in anything nothing

Word family

said sayer sayers saying says