The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - say v.

1) state, affirm, declare, maintain, hold, aver, remark, assert, claim, asseverate, announce: She said that I had to go at once, and I said, 'I shall never leave you!' 2 assert, allege, report, mention, rumour, reveal, bruit about, disclose, divulge, bring to light, put about, noise abroad, suggest, hint, whisper: It was said that spies had already infiltrated the party. 3) pronounce, articulate, utter; phrase, rephrase, translate: How do you say gemЃtlich? How do you say it in English? 4 tell, put, express, verbalize, communicate, explain, reveal, bring up, break, impart: I don't quite know how to say this, Harry, but you have bad breath. 5) reply, respond, answer: What have you to say to her allegation that it is all your fault? 6 guess, estimate, conjecture, venture, judge, imagine, believe, think: I'd say you look about 60 years old. 7) mean or intend or try to say, think, contemplate, imply, suggest: Are you saying that you would steal if you had the opportunity? 8 predict, prognosticate, foretell: The newspaper says that shares will go down. 9) signify, denote, symbolize, communicate, indicate, convey, suggest, imply, mean: What does a red light say to you? 10 order, require, demand, bid, stipulate, command, give the word: If I say that you are to go, then you go - and quickly. 1) 1 deliver, utter, speak: Say your lines and exit stage left without waiting for a reply. --n. 1) 2 voice, authority, influence, power, weight, sway, clout: Does she have that much say about how the money should be spent? 13 turn, chance, opportunity, vote: You've had your say, now let's hear from Ackroyd. --adv. 1) 4 approximately, about, roughly, circa, nearly: The snake was, say, twenty feet long. 1) 5 for example, for instance, as or for an illustration, eg or US e.g.: Take any novel, say, Wuthering Heights, and analyse the characters.