English noun: say | |||
1. | say (state) the chance to speak | ||
Samples | Let him have his say. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chance, opportunity | ||
English verb: say | |||
1. | say (communication) express in words | ||
Samples | He said that he wanted to marry her. Tell me what is bothering you. State your opinion. State your name. | ||
Synonyms | state, tell | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | add, announce, answer, append, articulate, declare, declare, declare, enunciate, explain, get out, give, introduce, lay out, mention, misstate, note, observe, precede, preface, premise, present, remark, reply, represent, respond, sum, sum up, summarise, summarize, supply, vocalise, vocalize | ||
Verb group | say | ||
2. | say (communication) report or maintain | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They say that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | allege, aver | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assert, asseverate, maintain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plead | ||
3. | say (communication) express a supposition | ||
Samples | Let us say that he did not tell the truth. Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?. | ||
Synonyms | suppose | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | speculate | ||
4. | say (stative) have or contain a certain wording or form | ||
Samples | The passage reads as follows. What does the law say?. | ||
Synonyms | read | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
Verb group | read | ||
5. | say (communication) give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority | ||
Samples | I said to him to go home. She ordered him to do the shopping. The mother told the child to get dressed. | ||
Synonyms | enjoin, order, tell | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | request | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | call, command, direct, instruct, require, send for, warn | ||
6. | say (communication) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | ||
Samples | She pronounces French words in a funny way. I cannot say `zip wire'. Can the child sound out this complicated word?. | ||
Synonyms | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accent, accentuate, aspirate, click, devoice, drawl, explode, flap, labialise, labialize, lilt, lisp, mispronounce, misspeak, nasalise, nasalise, nasalize, nasalize, palatalise, palatalize, raise, retroflex, roll, round, sibilate, sound, stress, subvocalise, subvocalize, syllabise, syllabize, trill, twang, vocalise, vocalise, vocalize, vocalize, voice, vowelise, vowelize | ||
Entail | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
7. | say (communication) communicate or express nonverbally | ||
Samples | What does this painting say?. Did his face say anything about how he felt?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | convey | ||
Verb group | say | ||
8. | say (communication) utter aloud | ||
Samples | She said `Hello' to everyone in the office. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
9. | say (communication) state as one's opinion or judgement; declare | ||
Samples | I say let's forget this whole business. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Verb group | say, state, tell | ||
10. | say (communication) recite or repeat a fixed text | ||
Samples | Say grace. She said her `Hail Mary'. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | recite | ||
11. | say (communication) indicate | ||
Samples | The clock says noon. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | read, record, register, show | ||
Verb group | say | ||