say

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈseɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/seɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sā)

Inflections of 'say' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
says
v 3rd person singular
saying
v pres p
said
v past
said
v past p

Collocations for "say"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "say" in context.

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say

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. say [hello, goodbye, yes, no]
  2. say [my name, a prayer, something]
  3. say what you [want, mean, think, feel]
  4. say it to him yourself
  5. (cannot) say for [certain, sure]
  6. don't (even) say a word
  7. to say the least
  8. just want to say that
  9. it is fair to say (that)
  10. who said that
  11. you could say that
  12. if you say so
  13. [experts, doctor, researchers] say
  14. can [honestly, sincerely] say that
  15. said it [honestly, clearly]
  16. [forgot, declined, wouldn't] say
  17. nothing [more, further, else] to say
  18. [have, think of] something to say
  19. (sorry,) what did you (just) say?
  20. (don't) understand what you're saying
  21. let's say we [try, go, leave]
  22. just say the word (and I'll)
  23. what does this [painting, picture, book, movie] say to you?
  24. slang: say what?
  25. you said [it, a mouthful]!
n
  1. [have, get] the [last, final, decisive] say
  2. the [boss, judge, government, victim] has the final say
  3. have already had your say
  4. she let him have his say
  5. [listeners, readers, viewers] were given their say
  6. don't I have [a, any] say in the matter?
  7. a say in the [issue, plan, decision]
  8. have a say in [how, where] the money is spent
adv
  1. let's leave, say, [around 2:00, in 5 minutes]
  2. it weighs, say, [50 pounds]
  3. there were, say, [500] [guests, attendees, total]
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'say' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agree - base - call - can - fear - forget - give - have - hate - hear - help - hug - ignore - learn - mail - may - mean - message - might - need - offer - pain - phone - respect - ring - should - teach - telephone - think - walk - want - wish - wonder - would - forty - he - I - it - something - granted - few - anything - before - addition - agreement - argument - bar - benefit - bye - camera

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