Usually means: Utter words to express thoughts.
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General (30 matching dictionaries)
  1. say: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. say: Merriam-Webster
  3. Say, say, say: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. say: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. say: Collins English Dictionary
  6. say: Vocabulary.com
  7. Say, say: Wordnik
  8. (let's) say, say: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. say: Wiktionary
  10. say: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. say: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. say: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. say: Dictionary.com
  14. say (n.), say (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. say: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Sa'y, Say (All I Need), Say (John Mayer song), Say (Method Man song), Say (Ryan Cabrera song), Say (The Creatures song), Say (album), Say (song), Say: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Say: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. say: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. say: Rhymezone
  20. say: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. say: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. SAY: Dictionary of Americanisms (1848)
  23. Say: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  24. say: FreeDictionary.org
  25. say: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  26. say: Mnemonic Dictionary
  27. say: TheFreeDictionary.com
  28. say: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. say: Legal dictionary

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. say: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. say: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. SAY: Acronym Finder
  2. SAY: Three Letter Words with definitions
  3. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  4. say: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. say: LITTLE EXPLORERS(TM) Picture Dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. say, say, say: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. say: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ verb:  (transitive) To pronounce.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To recite.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
▸ verb:  (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
▸ verb:  (informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
▸ verb:  (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
▸ noun:  A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
▸ adverb:  For example; let us assume.
▸ noun:  A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
▸ verb:  To try; to assay.
▸ noun:  Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
▸ noun:  Tried quality; temper; proof.
▸ noun:  Essay; trial; attempt.
▸ noun:  (Scotland) A strainer for milk.

Similar:
pronounce, enunciate, enounce, tell, read, suppose, enjoin, articulate, aver, allege, more...

Opposite:
listen, hear, silence, mute, quiet

Types:
state, declare, articulate, pronounce, utter, voice, more...

Phrases:
say that, they say, say anything, say i, say what, more...

Adjectives:
final, greater, little, last, equal, major, real, direct, decisive, considerable, ultimate


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Similar:
pronounce, enunciate, enounce, tell, read, suppose, enjoin, articulate, aver, allege, more...

Opposite:
listen, hear, silence, mute, quiet

Types:
state, declare, articulate, pronounce, utter, voice, more...

Phrases:
say that, they say, say anything, say i, say what, say nothing, Say So, say no, some say, dare say, say for, say when, say yes, say goodbye, say again, final say, what say, say over, say farewell, say boo, more...

Adjectives:
final, greater, little, last, equal, major, real, direct, decisive, considerable, ultimate



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