Say meaning in English

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Definition

to say: to state, to speak, to remark, to declare verb
He said he was coming - he should be here soon.

This is an irregular verb:
I say / I said / I have said
Say... (or "Let's say..."): Hey..., Tell me... Let me know...; Let's assume... Let's temporarily put… idiom
Say, are you free Friday night? If so, let's go out for a drink.
You'll need, say, three hours to finish this job; that should be enough time.
(Could you) say it again?: (Could you) repeat that? idiom

Examples

  • "Don't say I didn't warn you..."
  • "Xavier : You don't need to say anything – just please bring me my soup!"
  • "Brian Jones (on intercom) : Bruno, there's a guy here who says he's your grandfather... Xavier Delavigne?"
  • "Horatio : Oh, and if someone says something crazy to you, you just say "Cheers, mate"."
  • "I say tomato, you say tomato, I say potato, you say potato, but ironically enough I don't understand a word you're saying."
  • "I feel like Brian Jones is going to walk in here any second and say "Hello chaps."
  • "Horatio : Oh, and if someone says something crazy to you, you just say "Cheers, mate"."
  • "Lucie : I said stop!"
  • "So, you were saying?"
  • "Remember: if you don't understand what they are saying, just nod your head and say..."
  • "The bartender says, "We don't get many kangaroos in this bar."
  • "Philip (reading) : Dear Brian Jones, I am here to apologize for all of the awful things I have said and done to you in the past."
  • "Listen Todd, I've got one: A rabbi, a priest and an imam walk into a bar, the barman takes one look at them and says "Is this some kind of joke?"
  • "Definition: to say that one is sorry for some wrongdoing or fault."
  • "Here's another joke: A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, my wife thinks she's a chicken."
  • "Or should I say "the tube"?"
  • "What were you saying?"

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