say
the chance to speak
- let him have his say
• Hypernyms:
opportunity, chance
1. express in words (Freq. 1861)
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
• Syn:
state, tell
• Derivationally related forms:
teller (for: tell), telling (for: tell), statement (for: state)
• Hypernyms:
express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
• Hyponyms:
present, represent, lay out, misstate, answer,
reply, respond, precede, preface, premise, introduce,
announce, declare, articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise,
get out, note, observe, mention, remark, add,
append, supply, explain, give, summarize, summarise,
sum, sum up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. report or maintain (Freq. 254)
- 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
• Syn:
allege, aver
• Derivationally related forms:
allegement (for: allege)
• Hypernyms:
assert, asseverate, maintain
• Hyponyms:
plead
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They say that there was a traffic accident
3. express a supposition (Freq. 29)
- Let us say that he did not tell the truth
- Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
• Syn:
suppose
• Derivationally related forms:
supposition (for: suppose), supposal (for: suppose)
• Hypernyms:
speculate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
4. have or contain a certain wording or form (Freq. 8)
- The passage reads as follows
- What does the law say?
• Syn:
read
• Derivationally related forms:
read (for: read)
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Verb Group:
read
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Something ----s something
5. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority (Freq. 8)
- I said to him to go home
- She ordered him to do the shopping
- The mother told the child to get dressed
• Syn:
order, tell, enjoin
• Derivationally related forms:
injunction (for: enjoin), order (for: order)
• Hypernyms:
request
• Hyponyms:
direct, instruct, command, require, call,
send for, warn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
6. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way (Freq. 4)
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say 'zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
• Syn:
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate
• Derivationally related forms:
enunciation (for: enunciate), articulative (for: articulate), articulatory (for: articulate), articulation (for: articulate), articulator (for: articulate), pronunciation (for: pronounce)
• Hyponyms:
twang, devoice, raise, lilt, palatalize,
palatalise, nasalize, nasalise, mispronounce, misspeak, aspirate,
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise, retroflex, subvocalize,
subvocalise, syllabize, syllabise, drawl, round, labialize,
labialise, lisp, stress, accent, accentuate, vowelize,
vowelize, click, trill, sibilate, flap,
explode, roll
• Entailment:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. communicate or express nonverbally (Freq. 2)
- What does this painting say?
- Did his face say anything about how he felt?
• Hypernyms:
convey
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
8. utter aloud (Freq. 1)
- She said 'Hello' to everyone in the office
• Hypernyms:
express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. state as one's opinion or judgement;
declare
- I say let's forget this whole business
• Verb Group:
state, tell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
10. recite or repeat a fixed text
- Say grace
- She said her 'Hail Mary'
• Derivationally related forms:
saying
• Hypernyms:
recite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
11. indicate
- The clock says noon
• Hypernyms:
read, register, show, record
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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