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say[1,verb] say[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹say
Pronunciation: 'sA, Southern also 'se
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): said /'sed, especially when subject follows s&d/; say·ing /'sA-i[ng]/; says /'sez, sometimes 'sAz, especially when subject follows s&z/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English secgan; akin to Old High German sagEn to say, Lithuanian sakyti, Greek ennepein to speak, tell
transitive verb
1 a : to express in words : STATE b : to state as opinion or belief : DECLARE
2 a : UTTER, PRONOUNCE b : RECITE, REPEAT <say your prayers>
3 a : INDICATE, SHOW <the clock says five minutes after twelve> b : to give expression to : COMMUNICATE <a glance that said all that was necessary>
4 : SUPPOSE, ASSUME <let's say you're right>
intransitive verb : to express oneself : SPEAK
- say·er /'sA-&r, 'ser/ noun
- say uncle : to admit defeat
- that is to say : in other words : in effect
- to say nothing of : not to mention : and notably in addition <will need more time, to say nothing of money>