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seɪ
- utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction
"‘Thank you,’ he said"
speak utter voice pronounce give utterance to give voice to vocalize declare state announce claim maintain assert hold insist contend aver affirm avow express put into words phrase articulate communicate make known get across put across convey verbalize render tell adduce propose advance bring forward offer plead- (of a text or a symbolic representation) convey specified information or instructions
"the Act says such behaviour is an offence"
- enable a listener or reader to learn or understand something by conveying or revealing (information or ideas)
"I don't want to say too much"
- (of a clock or watch) indicate (a specified time)
"the clock says ten past two"
- be asserted or reported
"they were said to be training freedom fighters"
- present a consideration in favour of or excusing (someone or something)
"all I can say for him is that he's a better writer than some"
- utter the whole of (a speech or other set of words, typically one learned in advance)
"the padre finished saying the Nunc Dimittis"
- assume something in order to work out what its consequences would be; make a hypothesis
"let's say we pay in five thousand pounds in the first year"
- used parenthetically to indicate that something is being suggested as possible or likely but not certain
"the form might include, say, a dozen questions"
- used to express surprise or to draw attention to a remark or question
"say, did you notice any blood?"