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Meaning of say

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  say
      n 1: the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
      v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her";
           "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion";
           "state your name" [syn: {state}, {say}, {tell}]
      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" [syn:
         {allege}, {aver}, {say}]
      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?" [syn: {suppose}, {say}]
      4: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads
         as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: {read}, {say}]
      5: 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"
         [syn: {order}, {tell}, {enjoin}, {say}]
      6: 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?" [syn:
         {pronounce}, {articulate}, {enounce}, {sound out},
         {enunciate}, {say}]
      7: communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting
         say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
      8: utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
      9: state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's
         forget this whole business"
      10: recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her
          `Hail Mary'"
      11: indicate; "The clock says noon"

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