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v.   said (sěd), say·ing, says (sěz)

v.   tr.
  1. To utter aloud; pronounce: The children said, "Good morning."
  2. To express in words: Say what's on your mind.
    1. To state as one's opinion or judgment; declare: I say let's eat out.
    2. To state as a determination of fact: It's hard to say who is right in this matter.
    3. To indicate; show: The clock says half past two.
    4. To give nonverbal expression to; signify or embody: It was an act that said "devotion."
  4. To repeat or recite: said grace.
  5. To report or maintain; allege.
    1. To indicate; show: The clock says half past two.
    2. To give nonverbal expression to; signify or embody: It was an act that said "devotion."
  7. To suppose; assume: Let's say that you're right.

v.   intr.
To make a statement; express oneself: The story must be true because the teacher said so.

n.  
  1. A turn or chance to speak: Having had my say, I sat down.
  2. The right or power to influence or make a decision: Citizens have a say in the councils of government. All I want is some say in the matter.
  3. Archaic Something said; a statement.

adv.  
  1. Approximately: There were, say, 500 people present.
  2. For instance: a woodwind, say an oboe.

interj.   Used to express surprise or appeal for someone's attention.


[Middle English seien, from Old English secgan; see sekw-3 in Indo-European roots.]

say'er n.
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to say nothing of
as well as; and in addition
Example: When her mother comes to stay with us, she brings all her clothes with her, to say nothing of her three dogs.
Arabic: كذلك، أيْضا
Chinese (Simplified): 更不必说
Chinese (Traditional): 更不必說
Czech: nemluvě o
Danish: for ikke at tale om
Dutch: om niet te noemen
Estonian: rääkimata
Finnish: puhumattakaan
French: sans parler de
German: nicht zu reden von
Greek: χώρια, άσε πια
Hungarian: nem is szólva …
Icelandic: auk þess; svo ekki sé minnst á
Indonesian: demikian pula
Italian: per non parlare di*
Japanese: ～は言うに及ばず
Latvian: nemaz nerunājot par
Lithuanian: jau nekalbant apie
Norwegian: for ikke å nevne
Polish: nie mówiąc już o
Portuguese (Brazil): sem falar de
Portuguese (Portugal): sem falar em
Romanian: ca să nu mai vorbim de
Russian: не говоря уже о
Slovak: nehovoriac o
Slovenian: da ne govorimo o
Spanish: por no hablar de
Swedish: för att inte tala om
Turkish: …bir yana, …-den başka, ayrıca
See also: come to nothing, nothingness, for nothing, have nothing to do with, make nothing of, mean nothing to, next to nothing, nothing, nothing but, nothing doing!, there is nothing to it, think nothing of

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