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saying   (TTS Sound)

The noun saying has 1 sense

• saying, expression, locution -- (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression")

The 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")


• 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")


• 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?")


• read, say -- (have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?")


• 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")


• 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?")


• say -- (communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?")


• say -- (utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office")


• say -- (state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business")


• say -- (recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'")


• say -- (indicate; "The clock says noon")