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How to pronounce say in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms read
Type of have, feature
Verb group read


What does the law say?.
Type Words
Synonyms enjoin, order, tell
Type of request
Has types call, direct, command, warn, prescribe, instruct, send for, require
Type Words
Synonyms suppose
Type of speculate


Let us say that he did not tell the truth.
Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?.
Type Words
Synonyms articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out
Has types retroflex, roll, round, lilt, nasalize, sibilate, sound, aspirate, devoice, accent, vocalise, vowelize, palatalize, palatalise, misspeak, flap, lisp, mispronounce, accentuate, trill, labialise, labialize, twang, raise, stress, subvocalise, subvocalize, vocalize, nasalise, click, voice, vowelise, syllabise, drawl, syllabize, explode


I cannot say `zip wire'.
Type Words
Synonyms allege, aver
Type of maintain, assert, asseverate
Has types plead


The registrar says that I owe the school money.
Type Words
Synonyms state, tell
Type of utter, verbalise, verbalize, give tongue to, express
Has types give, add, announce, answer, append, articulate, declare, enunciate, explain, get out, introduce, lay out, mention, misstate, note, observe, precede, preface, premise, present, remark, reply, represent, respond, sum, sum up, summarise, summarize, supply, vocalise, vocalize
Type Words
Type of convey


What does this painting say?.
Did his face say anything about how he felt?.
Type Words
Type of read, register, record, show


The clock says noon.
Type Words
Type of recite
Derivation saying
Type Words
Verb group tell, state


I say let's forget this whole business.
Type Words
Type of opportunity, chance


let him have his say.
Type Words
Type of utter, express, verbalize, give tongue to, verbalise

Examples of say

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Every now and then, a public person is going to say or do something regrettable.
From the tennessean.com
Say goodbye to deep discounts from desperate hotel and transportation companies.
From the dailyherald.com
Deputies say two men jumped into their vehicle and ordered the husband to drive.
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Whatever the case, the sisters'supporters say the life sentences were excessive.
From the dailyherald.com
People used to say that Seinfeld was a great show, but it wasn't about anything.
From the stltoday.com
They say the undervalued Chinese currency is an export subsidy, pure and simple.
From the stltoday.com
Needless to say, I'm very excited, and I can't wait for you all to check it out.
From the stltoday.com
They say not long before his death he had written about his recommitment to God.
From the stltoday.com
Roberts would not say whether Griffith's fingerprints were found in the vehicle.
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  • State: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
  • The chance to speak; "let him have his say"
  • Allege: 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: 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: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
  • Order: 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: 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 (All I Need)" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It is the third single released from their debut album Dreaming Out Loud and follows the global success of their previous top ten singles, "Apologize" and "Stop and Stare". ...
  • Say is a magazine published by and for Aboriginal youth in Canada. In addition to special editions, the magazine is published as five regional editions, three times a year.