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Adjective said has 1 sense
- aforesaid, aforementioned, said - being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges"
Antonym: other (indirect, via same)
Verb say has 11 senses
- 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"
--1 is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- 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"
--2 is one way to assert, asseverate, maintain
Sample sentence:
They say that there was a traffic accident
- 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?"
--3 is one way to speculate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- read, say - have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
--4 is one way to have, feature
Sample sentences:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Something ----s something
- say - state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- say - utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
--6 is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- 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"
--7 is one way to request
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- 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?"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- say - recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
--9 is one way to recite
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- say - communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
--10 is one way to convey, impart
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- say - indicate; "The clock says noon"
--11 is one way to read, register, show, record
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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