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Say

noun/sˈeɪ/
Definition
the chance to speak
express in words
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈeɪ/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈeɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈeɪ/
1 syllable Say it as /sˈeɪ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe chance to speak
“let him have his say”
verbexpress in words
“He said that he wanted to marry her”
verbreport or maintain
“He alleged that he was the victim of a crime”
verbexpress a supposition
“Let us say that he did not tell the truth”
verbhave or contain a certain wording or form
“The passage reads as follows”
verbgive instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
“I said to him to go home”
verbspeak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
“She pronounces French words in a funny way”
verbcommunicate or express nonverbally
“What does this painting say?”
verbutter aloud
“She said `Hello' to everyone in the office”
verbstate as one's opinion or judgement; declare
“I say let's forget this whole business”
verbrecite or repeat a fixed text
“Say grace”
verbindicate
“The clock says noon”
Word Forms
sayverbstate as one's opinion or judgement; declare
statementnounthe act of affirming or asserting or stating something
saynounthe chance to speak
tellernounsomeone who tells a story
tellingnouninforming by words
allegementnounstatements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
suppositionnouna message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
supposalnouna hypothesis that is taken for granted
readnounsomething that is read
ordernouna legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
injunctionnouna formal command or admonition
pronunciationnounthe way a word or a language is customarily spoken
articulativeadjectiveof or relating to articulation
articulatoryadjectiveof or relating to articulation
articulationnounexpressing in coherent verbal form
articulatornounsomeone who pronounces words
enunciationnounthe articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
sayingnouna word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sagen
die Möglichkeit zu Wort zu kommen
🇫🇷French
dire
la chance de parler
🇪🇸Spanish
decir
la oportunidad de hablar
🇮🇹Italian
Dire
la possibilità di parlare
🇳🇱Dutch
inspraak
de kans om te spreken
🇵🇹Portuguese
dizer
a chance de falar
🇷🇺Russian
сказать
шанс поговорить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कहना
बोलने का मौका
🇧🇩Bengali
বল
কথা বলার সুযোগ
🇮🇳Tamil
என்கின்றனர்
பேச வாய்ப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
అంటున్నారు
మాట్లాడే అవకాశం
🇮🇳Marathi
म्हणा
बोलण्याची संधी
🇮🇳Gujarati
કહો
બોલવાની તક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ
ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಅವಕಾಶ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പറയുക
സംസാരിക്കാനുള്ള അവസരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਹੋ
ਬੋਲਣ ਦਾ ਮੌਕਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
کہنا
بولنے کا موقع
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
发言的机会
🇯🇵Japanese
言う
話すチャンス
🇰🇷Korean
말하다
말할 기회
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nói
cơ hội để nói
🇹🇭Thai
พูด
โอกาสที่จะพูด
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengatakan
kesempatan untuk berbicara
🇵🇭Filipino
sabihin
ang pagkakataong magsalita
🇲🇾Malay
katakan
peluang untuk bercakap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يقول
فرصة التحدث
🇮🇷Persian
بگو
فرصت صحبت کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
söylemek
konuşma şansı
🇮🇱Hebrew
לוֹמַר
את ההזדמנות לדבר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'say'?
The primary meaning of 'say' is 'the chance to speak'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'say' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'say' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'say' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'say' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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