āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to say
01
āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to use words and our voice to show what we are thinking or feeling
Transitive: to say that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She is saying that she needs some space to think.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
1.1
āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
used to talk about something that is reported or people believe is true
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The author is said to be working on a sequel to the best-selling novel.
āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.2
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of a text or visual representation) to provide specific information or directions
Transitive: to say a piece of information | to say to do sth | to say that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The label on the bottle says to shake well before using.
āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.3
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to convey information, thoughts, or feelings indirectly, such as by gestures or expressions
Transitive: to say sth | to say that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The subtle changes in his tone of voice said more than his actual words.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.4
āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to utter the words or phrases of a prayer, speech, etc., particularly one learned earlier
Transitive: to say predetermined words
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I say the Serenity Prayer every morning to start my day.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤
1.5
āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
(of a watch or clock) to show a particular time
Transitive: to say a time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The clock in the car said one minute to seven in the evening.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to express one's point of view or opinion on something
Transitive: to say that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I say we invest in a new marketing campaign to boost sales.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŖāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤
03
āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°
to suggest an example or assume something to be the case
Transitive: to say that | to say sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Say we have a deadline of two weeks, how much progress do you think we can make by then?
āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?
01
āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ
the right or chance to give an opinion about something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Employees appreciated having a say in the new company policies that would affect their daily routines.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
01
āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻš
used to draw attention to a remark or comment
Dialect
American
AmericanāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Say, what do you think of this idea?
āĻŦāĻ˛ā§, āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§?
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
said
saying
unsay
say
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
