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Synonyms for say
seɪ
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Princeton's WordNet
say(verb)
the chance to speak
"let him have his say"
state, say, tell(verb)
express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
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enunciate, express, sound out, aver, recite, enounce, distinguish, recount, secern, state, narrate, evidence, suppose, submit, articulate, assure, put forward, posit, severalise, separate, pronounce, enjoin, severalize, secernate, allege, read, tell apart, differentiate, tell, orderallege, aver, say(verb)
report or maintain
"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
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enunciate, articulate, sound out, state, affirm, suppose, aver, assert, avow, swan, pronounce, enjoin, allege, read, swear, tell, order, enounce, verifysuppose, say(verb)
express a supposition
"Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
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hypothecate, presuppose, guess, sound out, state, theorise, hypothesize, enunciate, speculate, reckon, suppose, aver, articulate, hypothesise, imagine, pronounce, enjoin, think, theorize, allege, read, opine, tell, order, enounce, conjectureread, say(verb)
have or contain a certain wording or form
"The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
Synonyms:
enunciate, sound out, aver, scan, record, state, enounce, register, learn, interpret, articulate, translate, study, pronounce, enjoin, allege, understand, take, read, tell, order, suppose, showorder, tell, enjoin, say(verb)
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
"I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
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tell apart, distinguish, dictate, suppose, place, ordain, put, differentiate, read, pronounce, range, enjoin, enounce, enunciate, evidence, tell, regulate, state, assure, govern, severalize, arrange, separate, regularize, severalise, ordinate, regularise, grade, aver, articulate, secern, set up, allege, rank, consecrate, rate, recite, narrate, recount, sound out, prescribe, order, secernatepronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say(verb)
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
"She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
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tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, label, formulate, suppose, enunciate, articulate, joint, read, feel out, pronounce, vocalise, give voice, allege, vocalize, aver, word, check out, judge, order, phrasesay(verb)
communicate or express nonverbally
"What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
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tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronouncesay(verb)
utter aloud
"She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
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tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronouncesay(verb)
state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
"I say let's forget this whole business"
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tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronouncesay(verb)
recite or repeat a fixed text
"Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
Synonyms:
tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronouncesay(verb)
indicate
"The clock says noon"
Synonyms:
tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronounce
English Synonyms and Antonyms
say
To allege is formally to state as true or capable of proof, but without proving. To adduce, literally to lead to, is to bring the evidence up to what has been alleged. Adduce is a secondary word; nothing can be adduced in evidence till something has been stated or alleged, which the evidence is to sustain. An alleged fact stands open to question or doubt. To speak of an alleged document, an alleged will, an alleged crime, is either to question, or at least very carefully to refrain from admitting, that the document exists, that the will is genuine, or that the crime has been committed. Alleged is, however, respectful; to speak of the "so-called" will or deed, etc., would be to cast discredit upon the document, and imply that the speaker was ready to brand it as unquestionably spurious; alleged simply concedes nothing and leaves the question open. To produce is to bring forward, as, for instance, papers or persons. Adduce is not used of persons; of them we say introduce or produce. When an alleged criminal is brought to trial, the counsel on either side are accustomed to advance a theory, and adduce the strongest possible evidence in its support; they will produce documents and witnesses, cite precedents, assign reasons, introduce suggestions, offer pleas. The accused will usually assert his innocence. Compare STATE.
Synonyms:
adduce, advance, affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, assign, aver, cite, claim, declare, introduce, maintain, offer, plead, produce, state
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How to use say in a sentence?
It's why we give everyone coming to rallies or events, we give them a mask. We check their temperature. You know, I would say that with regard to Joe Biden, I think too often Joe Biden's used the mask as a prop.
The state of emergency only affects terrorists. Now it's preventing labor strikes, such as the Bursa strike, which we stopped right away. It's a struggle against terrorism, when our business people say the state of emergency should be lifted, it upsets us... We will continue extending it for the peace of our country, yes we will, for the 10th time if necessary.
I have also listened to the Israeli security establishment, which warned of the danger posed by a nuclear-armed Iran for decades. In fact, they helped develop many of the ideas that ultimately led to this deal, so to friends of Israel, and to the Israeli people, I say this: A nuclear-armed Iran is far more dangerous to Israel, to America and to the world than an Iran that benefits from sanctions relief.
If we do so, they would attack us. We'll just say: 'vote NLD'.
Goodbye amateur boxing now as far as I'm concerned. Can't say I'm a fan of this.
Translations for say
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- decirAragonese
- يتلو, يقول, قالArabic
- сказаць, гаварыцьBelarusian
- казвамBulgarian
- lavaretBreton
- dir, declamar, recitarCatalan, Valencian
- povědět, říctCzech
- dweudWelsh
- fortælle, sigeDanish
- es heißt, sagen, sagen wir, man sagtGerman
- λέγωGreek
- diri, dirasEsperanto
- se dice, decir, digamosSpanish
- ütlesEstonian
- esanBasque
- نمایاندن, گفتن, باز خواندن, نمودنPersian
- sanoa, näyttää, virkkaa, kertoaFinnish
- sigaFaroese
- disons, dire, indiquer, réciter, on dit, il paraîtFrench
- sizze, útsprekke, steanWestern Frisian
- abairIrish
- can, abairScottish Gaelic
- recitar, dicir, digamosGalician
- abbyrManx
- אמרHebrew
- कहनाHindi
- mondHungarian
- ասելArmenian
- dicerInterlingua
- segjaIcelandic
- dire, recitare, diciamo, si diceItalian
- 語る, 言う, 暗唱, おっしゃる, 申し上げる, 申す, 書かれているJapanese
- ვთქვათ, ლაპარაკი, სიტყვაზე, თქმაGeorgian
- деуKazakh
- ថា, និយាយថាKhmer
- 말하다Korean
- گۆتن, gotin, وتنKurdish
- loquor, inquam, fabulor, dico, for, proloquorLatin
- soenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເວົ້າLao
- sakyti, tarkim, sakomaLithuanian
- teikt, sacītLatvian
- кажеMacedonian
- ശബ്ദിക്കുന്നു, പറയുന്നുMalayalam
- cakap, kataMalay
- ပေါ့, ပြော, ဆိုBurmese
- opgeven, luiden, zeggen, laten wij zeggen, staan, opzeggenDutch
- seia, seieNorwegian Nynorsk
- siNorwegian
- direOccitan
- wymawiać, powiedzieć, powiadać, mówić, rzecPolish
- recitar, dizer, falar, diz-se, digamos, suponhamos, dizemPortuguese
- ñiyQuechua
- dir, gir, deirRomansh
- spune, ziceRomanian
- говорить, сказать, гласитьRussian
- वदतिSanskrit
- narri, nàrrere, faedhareSardinian
- recitírati, казати, kázati, говорити, rȅći, рећи, govoritiSerbo-Croatian
- කියනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- hovoriť, povedaťSlovak
- praviti, povedati, rečiSlovene
- stå, sägaSwedish
- กล่าวThai
- söylemek, diyelim, demekTurkish
- диTatar
- казати, говорити, сказатиUkrainian
- کہناUrdu
- nóiVietnamese
- direWalloon
- זאָגןYiddish
- 说Chinese
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