Complete Definition of "say"

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English

rank|am|way|even|123|say|well|many|work

Pronunciation
AHD|s�, IPA|/seɪ/, SAMPA|/seI/
audio|en-us-say.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
OE. secġan

Verb
en-verb|says|saying|said

  1. To pronounce

#: Please say your name slowly and clearly.

  1. To recite

#: Martha, will you say grace?

  1. To communicate, either verbally or in writing

#: He said he would be here tomorrow.

  1. To indicate in a written form

#: The sign says it's 50 kilometres to Paris.

Related terms
saying
doomsaying

Translations
trans-top|To pronounce
Czech: �íct, pov�d�t
Finnish: sanoa, kertoa
Danish: sige
Nahuatl: aquitoloc
Novial: dikte
Polish: wymawia�
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|dizer
Russian: гово�и�� (govorít') impf, �каза�� (skazát') pf
Slovene: re�i, povedati
Spanish: t+|es|decir
Turkish: söylemek
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trans-top|To communicate verbally or in writing
Czech: �íct
Finnish: sanoa, virkkaa
Danish: sige, fortælle
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: gotin
:Sorani: t|ku|گ�ت�|trgotin|scKUchar, t|ku|�ت�|trwitin|scKUchar
Novial: dikte
Polish: mówi�
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|dizer
Russian: гово�и�� (govorít') impf, �каза�� (skazát') pf
Slovene: re�i, praviti
Spanish: t+|es|decir
Turkish: demek
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trans-top|To indicate in a written form
Czech: �íct
Finnish: näyttää
Danish: fortælle
Novial: dikte
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|dizer
Slovene: re�i, praviti
Spanish: t+|es|decir
Turkish: söylemek
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�ا� (qa:la), ARchar|����|����� (yaqu:l) (present tense)
ttbc|Basque: esan
ttbc|Bulgarian: казвам (kazvam)
ttbc|Chinese: 說, 说 (shu�)
ttbc|Dutch: zeggen
ttbc|Esperanto: diri
ttbc|Filipino: magsabi
ttbc|French: dire
ttbc|Frisian: sizze
ttbc|German: sagen
ttbc|Guaraní: 'e (ha'e, ere, he'i)
ttbc|Hungarian: mond
ttbc|Ido: dicar
ttbc|Indonesian: kata|berkata, kata|mengatakan, sebut|menyebutkan, tutur|bertutur
ttbc|Interlingua: dicer
ttbc|Italian: dire
ttbc|Japanese: �� (��, iu), �� (���, kataru), ����� (ossharu) (honorific)
ttbc|Korean: ��� (malhada)

ttbc|Latin: dicere
ttbc|Lojban: bacru
ttbc|Malay: cakap
ttbc|Manchu: (sembi), (hendumbi)
ttbc|Central Sierra Miwok: k�y-
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|گ�ت�|گ��ت�� (goftæn), FAchar|گ� (gu) (present tense)
ttbc|Romanian: zice, spune
ttbc|Romansch: dir
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: abair
ttbc|Slovak: povedať
ttbc|Swedish: säga
ttbc|Telugu: ��ప�ప� (cheppu)
ttbc|Tupinambá: 'e (a'e, eré, e'i) (placed after the thing said in direct speech)
ttbc|Turkish: söylemek, demek

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English irregular verbs


Crimean Tatar

Noun
say

  1. shallow place, island.

Declension
crh-latin-noun|nıñ|ga|nı|da|dan

References
R:Useinov-Mireev 2002

Category:Crimean Tatar nouns


Vietnamese

Adjective
say

  1. drunk|Drunk, inebriated.

Category:Communication
Category:Vietnamese adjectives

ang:say
ar:say
de:say
et:say
el:say
es:say
fa:say
fr:say
gl:say
ko:say
io:say
id:say
it:say
kk:say
ku:say
hu:say
ja:say
pl:say
pt:say
ru:say
simple:say
fi:say
ta:say
te:say
vi:say
tr:say
uk:say
zh:say

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