English

Detailed Synonyms for say in English

say:

to say verbe (says, said, saying)

  1. to say
    to say; to expound; to describe; to depict; to define; to report; to tell; recount; to cover; to explain
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
    • expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • describe verbe (describes, described, describing)
    • depict verbe (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • define verbe (defines, defined, defining)
    • report verbe (reports, reported, reporting)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • recount verbe
    • cover verbe (covers, covered, covering)
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
  2. to say
    – give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority 1
    to order; to say; to tell; enjoin
    – give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority 1
    • order verbe (orders, ordered, ordering)
      • She ordered him to do the shopping1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • I said to him to go home1
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
      • The mother told the child to get dressed1
    • enjoin verbe
  3. to say
    – express a supposition 1
    to suppose; to say
    – express a supposition 1
    • suppose verbe (supposes, supposed, supposing)
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • Let us say that he did not tell the truth1
      • Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?1
  4. to say
    – indicate 1
    to say
    – indicate 1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • The clock says noon1
  5. to say
    – communicate or express nonverbally 1
    to say
    – communicate or express nonverbally 1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • What does this painting say?1
      • Did his face say anything about how he felt?1
  6. to say
    – recite or repeat a fixed text 1
    to say
    – recite or repeat a fixed text 1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • She said her `Hail Mary'1
  7. to say
    – speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way 1
    to say; to articulate; to pronounce; enunciate; sound out; enounce
    – speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way 1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • I cannot say `zip wire'1
    • articulate verbe (articulates, articulated, articulating)
    • pronounce verbe (pronounces, pronounced, pronouncing)
      • She pronounces French words in a funny way1
    • enunciate verbe
    • sound out verbe
      • Can the child sound out this complicated word?1
    • enounce verbe
  8. to say
    – utter aloud 1
    to say
    – utter aloud 1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • She said `Hello' to everyone in the office1
  9. to say
    – express in words 1
    to state; to say; to tell
    – express in words 1
    • state verbe (states, stated, stating)
      • state your opinion1
      • state your name1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • He said that he wanted to marry her1
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
      • tell me what is bothering you1
  10. to say
    – state as one's opinion or judgement; declare 1
    to say
    – state as one's opinion or judgement; declare 1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • I say let's forget this whole business1
  11. to say
    – report or maintain 1
    to say; to allege; aver
    – report or maintain 1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • He said it was too late to intervene in the war1
      • The registrar says that I owe the school money1
    • allege verbe (alleges, alleged, alleging)
      • He alleged that he was the victim of a crime1
    • aver verbe
  12. to say
    – have or contain a certain wording or form 1
    to read; to say
    – have or contain a certain wording or form 1
    • read verbe (reads, read, reading)
      • The passage reads as follows1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • What does the law say?1

Conjugations for say:

present
  1. say
  2. say
  3. says
  4. say
  5. say
  6. say
simple past
  1. said
  2. said
  3. said
  4. said
  5. said
  6. said
present perfect
  1. have said
  2. have said
  3. has said
  4. have said
  5. have said
  6. have said
past continuous
  1. was saying
  2. were saying
  3. was saying
  4. were saying
  5. were saying
  6. were saying
future
  1. shall say
  2. will say
  3. will say
  4. shall say
  5. will say
  6. will say
continuous present
  1. am saying
  2. are saying
  3. is saying
  4. are saying
  5. are saying
  6. are saying
subjunctive
  1. be said
  2. be said
  3. be said
  4. be said
  5. be said
  6. be said
diverse
  1. say!
  2. let's say!
  3. said
  4. saying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

say [the ~] nom

  1. the say
    the participation; the joint decision making; the equal say; the say
  2. the say
    – the chance to speak 1
    the say
    – the chance to speak 1
    • say [the ~] nom
      • let him have his say1

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Related Definitions for "say":

  1. the chance to speak1
    • let him have his say1
  2. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority1
    • I said to him to go home1
  3. express a supposition1
    • Let us say that he did not tell the truth1
    • Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?1
  4. indicate1
    • The clock says noon1
  5. communicate or express nonverbally1
    • What does this painting say?1
    • Did his face say anything about how he felt?1
  6. recite or repeat a fixed text1
    • She said her `Hail Mary'1
  7. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way1
    • I cannot say `zip wire'1
  8. utter aloud1
    • She said `Hello' to everyone in the office1
  9. express in words1
    • He said that he wanted to marry her1
  10. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare1
    • I say let's forget this whole business1
  11. report or maintain1
    • He said it was too late to intervene in the war1
    • The registrar says that I owe the school money1
  12. have or contain a certain wording or form1
    • What does the law say?1

Related Synonyms for say