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say

say
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sey]
    • /seɪ/
    • /ˈseɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sey]
    • /seɪ/

Definitions of say word

  • verb with object say assay. 1
  • verb without object say to speak; declare; express an opinion. 1
  • adverb say approximately; about: It's, say, 14 feet long. 1
  • adverb say for example: If you serve, say tuna fish and potato chips, it will cost much less. 1
  • noun say Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1767–1832, French economist. Compare Say's law. 1
  • noun say Thomas, 1787–1834, U.S. entomologist. 1

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Origin of say

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English seyen, seggen, Old English secgan; cognate with Dutch zeggen, German sagen, Old Norse segja; akin to saw3

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Parts of speech for Say

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

say popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for say

verb say

  • add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
  • animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
  • answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
  • answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
  • articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.

noun say

  • authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
  • carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
  • decree — A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
  • decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
  • druthers — one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.

conjunction say

  • assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.

Antonyms for say

verb say

  • missay — to say or speak ill of; vilify; slander.

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