say

verb · noun · adverb · interjectionA1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

says

V_ing/Gerund

saying

V_ed/pp

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1.
(transitive)To pronounce.
Please say your name slowly and clearly.
2.
(transitive)To recite.
Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
3.
(transitive)To tell, either verbally or in writing.
He said he would be here tomorrow.
I want to say I’m sorry for yesterday. — It’s okay, Anna.
4.
(transitive)To indicate in a written form.
The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.
What time does it say on the clock?
5.
(impersonal, transitive)To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do."
6.
(imperative, informal, transitive)Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.
Say he refuses. What do we do then?
Say your family is starving and you don't have any money, is it okay to steal some food?
7.
(intransitive)To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
8.
(especially, informal, transitive)(transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
9.
To try; to assay.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

sayssaiesayeseyethayzay

1.
(countable)(countable, uncountable(?)) A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
To have a say
2.
(countable, uncountable)A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
3.
Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
If those principal works of God […] be but certain tastes and says, as if were, of that final benefit.
4.
Tried quality; temper; proof.
5.
Essay; trial; attempt.
6.
(Scotland)A strainer for milk.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

saiesayeseye

Superlative

thayzay

1.
(not comparable)For example; let us assume.
Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach.
He was driving pretty fast, say, fifty miles per hour.

interjection

saiesayeseyethayzay

1.
(US, colloquial)Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion
Say, what did you think about the movie?

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

hey

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, ziggen, from Old English seċġan, secgean, secggan, secggean, seggan, sæċġan (to say, speak), from *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (to say), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, a suffixed o-grade form of *sekʷ- (to say).