Dictionary Entry
say
say is a 3-letter English word with 25 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Saw. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 5 · 25 senses
Definitions
- 1past tense
Saw.
- 2noun
Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
- 3noun
Tried quality; temper; proof.
- 4noun
Essay; trial; attempt.
- 5transitive verb
To try; to assay.
- 6noun
A kind of silk or satin.
- 7noun
A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.
- 8transitive verb
To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.
- 9transitive verb
To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.
- 10transitive verb
To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.
- 11transitive verb
To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.
- 12intransitive verb
To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- 13transitive verb
A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.
- 14noun
the chance to speak
"let him have his say"
- 15verb
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"
- 16verb
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?"
Synonyms
- 17verb
indicate
"The clock says noon"
- 18verb
communicate or express nonverbally
"What does this painting say?"
"Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
- 19verb
recite or repeat a fixed text
"Say grace"
"She said her `Hail Mary'"
- 20verb
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
"She pronounces French words in a funny way"
"I cannot say `zip wire'"
- 21verb
utter aloud
"She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
- 22verb
express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"
"tell me what is bothering you"
- 23verb
state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
"I say let's forget this whole business"
- 24verb
report or maintain
"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"
"He said it was too late to intervene in the war"
- 25verb
have or contain a certain wording or form
"The passage reads as follows"
"What does the law say?"
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