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say
Overview of noun say
The noun say has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. say -- (the chance to speak; "let him have his say")
Overview of verb say
The verb say has 11 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)
1. (2593) state, say, tell -- (express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name")
2. (722) allege, aver, say -- (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")
3. (91) suppose, say -- (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?")
4. (50) read, say -- (have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?")
5. (38) say -- (state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business")
6. (23) say -- (utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office")
7. (11) order, tell, enjoin, say -- (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")
8. (9) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (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?")
9. (5) say -- (recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'")
10. (3) say -- (communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?")
11. say -- (indicate; "The clock says noon")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun say
1 sense of say
Sense 1
say
=> opportunity, chance
=> possibility, possibleness
=> being, beingness, existence
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun say
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun say
1 sense of say
Sense 1
say
=> opportunity, chance
Antonyms of noun say
Member Holonyms of noun say
Substance Holonyms of noun say
Part Holonyms of noun say
Member Meronyms of noun say
Substance Meronyms of noun say
Part Meronyms of noun say
Meronyms of noun say
Holonyms of noun say
Attributes of noun say
Derived Forms of noun say
1 sense of say
Sense 1
say
RELATED TO>(verb) say#5
=> say
RELATED TO>(verb) say#2
=> allege, aver, say
RELATED TO>(verb) say#1
=> state, say, tell
Domain of noun say
Domain Terms of noun say
Familiarity of noun say
say used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun say
1 sense of say
Sense 1
say
> opportunity, chance
=> brass ring
=> day
=> fresh start, clean slate, tabula rasa
=> hearing, audience
=> hunting ground
=> occasion
=> opening
=> room
=> say
=> shot, crack
=> street
=> throw
Meronyms of noun say
1 sense of say
Holonyms of noun say
Grep of noun say
assay
bio-assay
bioassay
diagnostic assay
enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay
essay
hearsay
howard lindsay
immunoassay
immunochemical assay
lindsay
nicholas vachel lindsay
quai d'orsay
radioimmunoassay
say
say-so
say hey kid
sayan mountains
sayanci
sayda
sayeret
sayeret mat'kal
sayeret matkal
sayers
saying
sayonara
sayornis
sayornis phoebe
vachel lindsay
Antonyms of verb say
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb say
11 senses of say
Sense 1
state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
allege, aver, say
=> assert, asseverate, maintain
=> insist, take a firm stand
Sense 3
suppose, say
=> speculate
=> reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 4
read, say
=> have, feature
Sense 5
say
Sense 6
say
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 7
order, tell, enjoin, say
=> request
=> ask
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 8
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Sense 9
say
=> recite
=> repeat, echo
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sense 10
say
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 11
say
=> read, register, show, record
=> indicate
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb say
4 of 11 senses of say
Sense 1
state, say, tell
=> present, represent, lay out
=> misstate
=> answer, reply, respond
=> precede, preface, premise, introduce
=> announce, declare
=> articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise
=> get out
=> declare
=> declare
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> add, append, supply
=> explain
=> give
=> summarize, summarise, sum, sum up
Sense 2
allege, aver, say
=> plead
Sense 7
order, tell, enjoin, say
=> direct
=> instruct
=> command, require, compel
=> call, send for
=> warn
Sense 8
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
=> twang
=> devoice
=> raise
=> lilt
=> palatalize, palatalise
=> nasalize, nasalise
=> mispronounce, misspeka
=> aspirate
=> voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> retroflex
=> subvocalize, subvocalise
=> syllabize, syllabise
=> drawl
=> round, labialize, labialise
=> lisp
=> stress, accent, accentuate
=> vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
=> click
=> trill
=> sibilate
=> flap
=> explode
=> roll
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb say
11 senses of say
Sense 1
state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
allege, aver, say
=> assert, asseverate, maintain
Sense 3
suppose, say
=> speculate
Sense 4
read, say
=> have, feature
Sense 5
say
Sense 6
say
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 7
order, tell, enjoin, say
=> request
Sense 8
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Sense 9
say
=> recite
Sense 10
say
=> convey, impart
Sense 11
say
=> read, register, show, record
'Cause To' of verb say
Derived Forms of verb say
4 of 11 senses of say
Sense 1
state, say, tell
RELATED TO>(noun) say#1
=> say
Sense 2
allege, aver, say
RELATED TO>(noun) say#1
=> say
Sense 5
say
RELATED TO>(noun) say#1
=> say
Sense 9
say
RELATED TO>(noun) saying#1
=> saying, expression, locution
Domain of verb say
Domain Terms of verb say
Familiarity of verb say
say used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =11)
Sample Sentences of verb say
11 senses of say
Sense 1
state, say, tell
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
allege, aver, say
EX: They say that there was a traffic accident
Sense 3
suppose, say
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 4
read, say
*> Something ----s Adjective/Noun
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
say
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 6
say
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 7
order, tell, enjoin, say
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 8
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 9
say
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 10
say
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 11
say
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb say
9 of 11 senses of say
Sense 1
state, say, tell
> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
=> curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
=> wish
=> exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
=> clamor, clamour
=> vociferate, shout out
=> marvel
=> voice
=> raise
=> breathe
=> drop
=> pour out
=> get off
=> platitudinize
=> say
=> represent
=> state, say, tell
=> pooh-pooh
=> hurl, throw
Sense 2
allege, aver, say
> assert, asseverate, maintain
=> allege, aver, say
=> predicate, proclaim
Sense 3
suppose, say
> speculate
=> guess, venture, pretend, hazard
=> suppose, say
Sense 4
read, say
> have, feature
=> wear
=> wear, bear
=> carry
=> carry
=> bear
=> give off
=> unite, combine
=> star
=> sport, feature, boast
=> possess
=> abound, burst, bristle
=> brim
=> carry, pack, take
=> read, say
=> wear
=> carry
Sense 6
say
> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
=> curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
=> wish
=> exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
=> clamor, clamour
=> vociferate, shout out
=> marvel
=> voice
=> raise
=> breathe
=> drop
=> pour out
=> get off
=> platitudinize
=> say
=> represent
=> state, say, tell
=> pooh-pooh
=> hurl, throw
Sense 7
order, tell, enjoin, say
> request
=> order, tell, enjoin, say
=> call
=> invite, bid
=> propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question
Sense 9
say
> recite
=> spell, spell out
=> say
=> rattle down, rattle off, reel off, spiel off, roll off
=> count
Sense 10
say
> convey, impart
=> thank, give thanks
=> hint, suggest
=> say
=> look
=> flash
=> breathe
=> express, show, evince
=> mean, intend
Sense 11
say
> read, register, show, record
=> say
=> show
=> strike
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb say
Sense 1
state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 5
say
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Sense 10
say
=> convey, impart
Sense 11
say
=> read, register, show, record
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Sense 2
allege, aver, say
=> assert, asseverate, maintain
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Sense 3
suppose, say
=> speculate
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Sense 4
read, say
=> have, feature
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Sense 6
say
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
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Sense 7
order, tell, enjoin, say
=> request
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Sense 8
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
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Sense 9
say
=> recite
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Grep of verb say
assay
bioassay
essay
gainsay
say
say farewell
unsay
Grep of adj say
hearsay
never-say-die
Grep of adv say
as we say
that is to say
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