saying
/ˈseɪɪŋ/
Dictionary
verb
- To pronounce.
"Please say your name slowly and clearly."
- To recite.
"Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?"
- To tell, either verbally or in writing.
"He said he would be here tomorrow."
- To indicate in a written form.
"The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris."
- To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
"They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do.""
- Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
"A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice."
- To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
verb
- To try; to assay.
noun
- A proverb or maxim.
- That which is said; a statement.
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