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Definition for: say

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English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
am way even #123: say well many work

Pronunciation

  • AHD: , IPA: /seɪ/ , SAMPA: /seI/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Etymology

Old English secġan

Verb

to say ( third-person singular simple present says , present participle saying , simple past said , past participle said )

  1. To pronounce
    Please say your name slowly and clearly.
  2. To communicate, either verbally or in writing
    He said he would be here tomorrow.
  3. To indicate in a written form
    The sign says it's 50 kilometres to Paris.

Related terms

Translations

  • Arabic: قال (qa:la), يَقول (yaqu:l) (present tense)
  • Bulgarian: казвам (kazvam)
  • Chinese: 說, 说 (shuō)
  • Czech: říct
  • Danish: sige (1,2), fortælle (2,3)
  • Dutch: zeggen
  • Esperanto: diri
  • Filipino: magsabi
  • Finnish: sanoa
  • French: dire
  • Frisian: sizze
  • German: sagen
  • Guaraní: 'e (ha'e, ere, he'i)
  • Hungarian: monda
  • Ido: dicar
  • Indonesian: berkata, mengatakan, menyebutkan, bertutur
  • Interlingua: dicer
  • Italian: dire
  • Japanese: 言う (いう, iu), 語る (かたる, kataru), おっしゃる (ossharu) (honorific)
  • Korean: 말하다 (malhada)
  • Kurdish: gotin
  • Latin: dicere
  • Lojban: bacru
  • Manchu: (sembi), (hendumbi)
  • Central Sierra Miwok: káčˑy-
  • Novial: dikte (1, 2, 3)
  • Persian: گُفتَن (goftæn), گو (gu) (present tense)
  • Polish: powiedzieć, mówić
  • Portuguese: dizer
  • Romanian: zice, spune
  • Romansch: dir
  • Russian: говорить / сказать (govorít’/skazát’)
  • Slovak: povedať
  • Slovene: reči
  • Spanish: decir
  • Swedish: säga
  • Telugu: చెప్పు (cheppu)
  • Turkish: söylemek(1,3), demek(2)
  • Tupinambá: 'e (a'e, eré, e'i) (placed after the thing said in direct speech)

References

Vietnamese

Adjective

say

  1. Drunk, inebriated.

Other Translations for "say"

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