say (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 12 senses of the word *say*:
VERB	communication	say, state, tell	express in words / words
communication	say, allege, aver	report or maintain
communication	say, suppose	express a supposition
stative	say, read	have or contain a certain wording or form
communication	say, order, tell, enjoin	give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
communication	say, pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
communication	say	communicate or express nonverbally
communication	say	utter aloud
communication	say	state as one's opinion or judgement
communication	say	recite or repeat a fixed text
communication	say	indicate
NOUN	state	say	the chance to speak

say pronunciation
Sounds	sey'
Rhymes	divorcee ... USA: 11 rhymes with sey...

Englishsay: 12 senses noun 1, state
Meaning	The chance to speak.
Example	"let him have his say"
Broader	opportunity, chance	A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Spanish	opinión, voz
Catalan	opinió, veu
Verbs	say	express in words / words
	say	report or maintain
	say	state as one's opinion or judgement

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 1, communication
Meaning	Express in words / words.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	state, tell
Narrower	add, append, supply	state or say further
	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
Similar to	say	state as one's opinion or judgement
Spanish	afirmar, contar, decir, declarar, manifestar, sentenciar
Catalan	afirmar, declarar, dir, manifestar, sentenciar
Nouns	say	the chance to speak

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 2, communication
Meaning	Report or maintain.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They say that there was a traffic accident
Example	"The registrar says that I owe the school money"
Synonyms	allege, aver
Narrower	plead	make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
Broader	assert, asseverate, maintain	state categorically
Spanish	afirmar, alegar, decir, declarar, sentenciar
Catalan	afirmar, al·legar, declarar, sentenciar
Nouns	say	the chance to speak

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 3, communication
Meaning	Express a supposition.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples	"Let us say that he did not tell the truth" "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
Synonym	suppose
Broader	speculate	talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
Spanish	suponer
Catalan	suposar

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 4, stative
Meaning	Have or contain a certain wording or form.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Something ----s something
Example	"What does the law say?"
Synonym	read
Broader	have, feature	Have as a feature
Similar to	read	interpret something that is written or printed
Spanish	decir, digamos, leer

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 5, communication
Meaning	Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	order, tell, enjoin
Narrower	call, send for	Order, request, or command to come
	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
Spanish	decir, declarar, encargar, imponer, indicar, mandar, ordenar, sentenciar
Catalan	declarar, manar, ordenar, sentenciar

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 6, communication
Meaning	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"I cannot say 'zip wire'"
Synonyms	pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate
Entails	talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise	Express in speech
Narrower	aspirate	pronounce with aspiration
	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
Catalan	articular, declarar, parlar, pronunciar, sentenciar

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 7, communication
Meaning	Communicate or express nonverbally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"What does this painting say?" "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
Broader	convey	make known
Similar to	say	Indicate
Spanish	decir

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 8, communication
Meaning	Utter aloud.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to	articulate
Spanish	decir, declarar, sentenciar
Catalan	declarar, sentenciar

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 9, communication
Meaning	state as one's opinion or judgement; declare.
Pattern	Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"I say let's forget this whole business"
Similar to	state, say, tell	Express in words / words
Spanish	declarar, digamos
Catalan	declarar
Nouns	say	the chance to speak

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 10, communication
Meaning	recite or repeat a fixed text.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Say grace"
Broader	recite	repeat aloud from memory
Spanish	contar, decir
Catalan	contar, dir
Nouns	saying	a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

Englishsay: 12 senses verb 11, communication
Meaning	Indicate.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"The clock says noon"
Broader	read, register, show, record	indicate a certain reading
Similar to	say	Communicate or express nonverbally
Spanish	declarar, sentenciar
Catalan	declarar, sentenciar

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