Main entry: say
Definition: the chance to speak
Usage: let him have his say
Main entry: enjoin, say, order, tell
Definition: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Usage: I said to him to go home; She ordered him to do the shopping; The mother told the child to get dressed
Definition: express a supposition
Usage: Let us say that he did not tell the truth; Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
Main entry: say
Definition: indicate
Usage: The clock says noon
Main entry: say
Definition: communicate or express nonverbally
Usage: What does this painting say?; Did his face say anything about how he felt?
Main entry: say
Definition: recite or repeat a fixed text
Usage: Say grace; She said her `Hail Mary'
Main entry: pronounce, say, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate
Definition: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Usage: She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Main entry: say
Definition: utter aloud
Usage: She said `Hello' to everyone in the office
Definition: express in words
Usage: He said that he wanted to marry her; tell me what is bothering you; state your opinion; state your name
Main entry: say
Definition: state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
Usage: I say let's forget this whole business
Definition: report or maintain
Usage: 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
Definition: have or contain a certain wording or form
Usage: The passage reads as follows; What does the law say?