English > say: 12 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Express in words / words. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | state, tell |
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| Narrower | add, append, supply | state or say further |
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| announce, declare | announce publicly or officially |
| answer, reply, respond | React verbally |
| articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise | Express or state clearly |
| declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| declare | make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official |
| explain | define |
| get out | Express with difficulty |
| give | convey or reveal information |
| misstate | state something incorrectly |
| note, observe, mention, remark | make mention of |
| precede, preface, premise, introduce | Furnish with a preface or introduction |
| present, represent, lay out | bring forward and present to the mind |
| summarize, summarise, sum, sum up | Be a summary of |
| Broader | express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to | articulate |
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| Similar to | say | state as one's opinion or judgement |
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| Spanish | afirmar, contar, decir, declarar, manifestar, sentenciar |
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| Catalan | afirmar, declarar, dir, manifestar, sentenciar |
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| Nouns | say | the chance to speak |
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English > say: 12 senses > verb 5, communication| Meaning | Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | order, tell, enjoin |
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| Narrower | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
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| command, require | make someone do something |
| direct | command with authority |
| instruct | Give instructions or directions for some task |
| prescribe | (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription |
| warn | ask to go away |
| Broader | request | ask (a person) to do something |
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| Spanish | decir, declarar, encargar, imponer, indicar, mandar, ordenar, sentenciar |
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| Catalan | declarar, manar, ordenar, sentenciar |
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English > say: 12 senses > verb 6, communication| Meaning | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Example | "I cannot say 'zip wire'" |
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| Synonyms | pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate |
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| Entails | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
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| Narrower | aspirate | pronounce with aspiration |
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| click | produce a click |
| devoice | Utter with tense vocal chords |
| drawl | lengthen and slow down or draw out |
| explode | Cause to burst as a result of air pressure |
| flap | pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds |
| lilt | articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way |
| lisp | speak with a lisp |
| mispronounce, misspeak | pronounce a word incorrectly |
| nasalize, nasalise | pronounce with a lowered velum |
| nasalize, nasalise | speak nasally or through the nose |
| palatalize, palatalise | pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate |
| raise | pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth |
| retroflex | articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate |
| roll | pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ |
| round, labialize, labialise | pronounce with rounded lips |
| sibilate | pronounce with an initial sibilant |
| stress, accent, accentuate | put stress on |
| subvocalize, subvocalise | articulate without making audible sounds |
| syllabize, syllabise | Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable |
| trill | pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme 'r' |
| twang | pronounce with a nasal twang |
| vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise | pronounce as a vowel |
| voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise | Utter with vibrating vocal chords |
| Spanish | articular, decir, declarar, hablar, pronunciar, sentenciar |
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| Catalan | articular, declarar, parlar, pronunciar, sentenciar |
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