say

n. statement, something that is said; opinion; right or opportunity to speak; expression of opinion

adv. let's assume, supposing that; approximately, about; for instance

v. utter, express verbally; assume, suppose; claim, declare, assert

Say can refer to: Say, to speakA town in Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso. The economist Jean-Baptiste SayThe naturalist Thomas SayThe musician Fazil SayThe magazine SAY MagazineSatyam Computer Services Ltd., its ticker is SAY."Say", a song by Cat Power from her 1998 album Moon Pixsay (software), a Macintosh command line program to convert text to sound.
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Noun
1. the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
(hypernym) opportunity, chance
Verb
1. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
(synonym) state, tell
(hypernym) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
(hyponym) present, represent, lay out
2. 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"
(synonym) allege, aver
(hypernym) assert, asseverate, maintain
(hyponym) plead
3. 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?"
(synonym) suppose
(hypernym) speculate
4. have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
(synonym) read
(hypernym) have, feature
(verb-group) read
5. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"
(verb-group) state, tell
6. utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
(hypernym) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
7. 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"
(synonym) order, tell, enjoin
(hypernym) request
(hyponym) direct
8. 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?"
(synonym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate
(hyponym) twang
(entail) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
9. recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
(hypernym) recite
(derivation) saying, expression, locution
10. communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
(hypernym) convey, impart
11. indicate; "The clock says noon"
(hypernym) read, register, show, record

v. count, enumerate, number, consider, regard as, deem, assume, suppose, respect, honor, honour [Brit.], account, calculate, class, count down, count in, count off, count up, number off, rank, rate, reckon, reckon as, reckon for, regard, repute

(v. t.)
To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.
  

(v. t.)
To try; to assay.
  

(v. t.)
To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.
  

(v. i.)
To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
  

(n.)
Tried quality; temper; proof.
  

(n.)
Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
  

(n.)
Essay; trial; attempt.
  

(n.)
A kind of silk or satin.
  

(n.)
A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.
  

(imp.)
Saw.