1. say - noun
· the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
Hypernym(s): opportunity, chance
2. say - verb
· express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
Hypernym(s): express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give_tongue_to
3. say - verb
· 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"
Hypernym(s): assert, asseverate, maintain
4. say - verb
· 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?"
Synonym(s): suppose
Hypernym(s): speculate
5. say - verb
· have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
Synonym(s): read
6. say - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): order, tell, enjoin
Hypernym(s): request
7. say - verb
· 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?"
Synonym(s): pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound_out, enunciate
8. say - verb
· communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
Hypernym(s): convey
9. say - verb
· utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
Hypernym(s): express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give_tongue_to
10. say - verb
· state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"
11. say - verb
· recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
Hypernym(s): recite
12. say - verb
· indicate; "The clock says noon"
Hypernym(s): read, register, show, record
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