say

1. the chance to speak; "let him have his say"

1. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

synset: state, say, tell

2. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

synset: allege, aver, say

3. express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

synset: suppose, say

4. have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

synset: read, say

5. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

synset: order, tell, enjoin, say

6. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

synset: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound_out, enunciate, say

7. communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"

8. utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

9. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"

10. recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"

11. indicate; "The clock says noon"

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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