Say
//seɪ//
Word Type
Verb
Noun
Proper Noun
Intj
Adverb
The word "say" can be used as verb, noun, proper noun, intj and adverb.
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I hear you say I must say I said what I said I say I'd say I'll say Say blister beetle Say syndrome Say's law Say's phoebe Say-Meyer syndrome againsay and so say all of us as I was saying as the saying goes as they say as who should say before you can say Jack Robinson before you can say knife besay can we say dare say dare-say dare-saying daresay dessay do as I say and not as I do do you know what I'm saying don't say gay doomsaying easy for you to say endsay enough said final say foresay forsay gainsay go without saying have a say have to say for oneself hear what I'm saying how do you say … in English how say you how you say if I do say so myself if I may say so if I say so myself if you don't mind me saying if you say so if you see something, say something it doesn't matter what they say about you as long as they spell your name right it goes without saying it's not what you say but how you say it just say no just saying know what I'm saying let's not and say we did let's say mean to say missay nay-say naysay naysayer need I say more needless to say never say die never say never never-say-die not to say or should I say oversay please say that again resay sad to say said no one ever said the thing saith say aah say again say bo to a goose say boo say boo to a goose say cheese say goodbye say grace say hello to my little friend say it all say la vee say less say no say no more say none say nothing say on pay say one's piece say one's prayers say someone's prayers say that say that again say the quiet part loud say the quiet part out loud say the word say to oneself say uncle say wha say what say what you like say when say word one say yes say you swear say-so sayability sayable sayee sayer sayeth saying saymaster shall I say shall we say so they say so to say soothsay strange to say suffice it to say suffice to say sufficed to say that is to say that's saying something that's what he said the deuce you say the devil you say the dickens you say the hell you say there is much to be said there isn't any easy way to say this they say those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it though I say it who should not though I say it who should not say it though I say so myself to say nothing of to say the least undersay unsay whaddayasay what can I say what do you say what say you what you saying whatever you say which is to say withsay wouldn't you say yea-say yeasay yeasayer you can say that again you can't say fairer than that you don't say you hear what I'm saying you know what I'm saying you know what they say you said a mouthful you were saying you've said a mouthful
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add affirm allege announce answer argue assert avow chant claim complain conjecture convey criticize declare decree deliver describe disclose divulge drone echo enounce estimate exclaim explain guess hiss imply indicate inform instruct judge maintain mention missay orate prescribe profer pronounce question quote ramble recite rehearse reiterate relate remark render repeat reply respond restate reveal rumor scoff shout signify sing specify spiel suggest whisper
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action activity adages assay bet cloth communication communication action conversation declare for example indicate input like like pay mentioning milk opinion outcome pay pronounce proof proverb quality recite reporting serge someone someone speaking something spoken speak speak something speak talk speaking specimen speech spoken strainer talk talk speak talkative talking tell telling telling something temper try utter wager
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