Definizione monolingua

say

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

1. To pronounce.

   Please say your name slowly and clearly.

2. To recite.

   Martha, will you say grace?

3. To communicate, either verbally or in writing.

   He said he would be here tomorrow.

4. To indicate in a written form.

   The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.

5. (impersonal) to have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
   • 1815, George Gordon Byron, The Hebrew Melodies/They say that Hope is happiness:

     They say that Hope is happiness; But genuine Love must prize the past.

   • 1819, Great Britain Court of Chancery, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, page 8:

     It is said, a bargain cannot be set aside upon inadequacy only.

   • 1841, Christopher Marshall, The Knickerbocker (New-York Monthly Magazine), page 379:

     It’s said that fifteen wagon loads of ready-made clothes for the Virginia troops came to, and stay in, town to-night.

6. (informal, imperative) Lets say; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
   • 1984, Martin Amis, Money: a suicide note?

   A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.

   Say he refuses. What do we do then?

   • Ive followed Selina down the strip, when were shopping, say, and she strolls on ahead, wearing sawn-off jeans and a wash-withered T-shirt...

say (plural says)

1. Ones stated opinion or input into a discussion.
   • 2004, Richard Rogers, Information politics on the Web

     Above all, however, we would like to think that there is more to be decided, after the engines and after the humans have had their says.

say

1. Drunk, inebriated.

Definizione dizionario say

	dire
	to pronounce
	To communicate orally, using a particular language.

	diciamo
	imperative: let's say

accettare

affermare

asserire

chiamare

dichiarare

dì

indicare

intendere

manifestare

menzionare

parlare

parola

potere decisionale

pronunciare

raccontare

recitare

ripetere

suonare

Altri significati:

To communicate, either verbally or in writing.

(to) say

To begin, to be in the process of and then to finish communicating orally, using a particular language.

A type of fine cloth similar to serge.

To indicate in a written form.

to recite

(impersonal) to have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.

To pronounce.

tell (somebody)

(informal) Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion; hey

to indicate in a written form

to communicate verbally or in writing

To be in the process of communicating orally, using a particular language.

(informal, imperative) Let's say.

One's stated opinion or input into a discussion.

To recite.