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- [sez]
- /sɛz/
- /seɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sez]
- /sɛz/
Definitions of says word
- verb says 3rd person singular present ind. of say1 . 1
- verb with object says assay. 1
- verb without object says to speak; declare; express an opinion. 1
- adverb says approximately; about: It's, say, 14 feet long. 1
- adverb says for example: If you serve, say tuna fish and potato chips, it will cost much less. 1
- noun says a thin silk or woolen fabric similar to serge, much used in the 16th century. 1
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Origin of says
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 Says
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
says popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
says usage trend in Literature
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