say
IPA: sˈeɪ
noun
- A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
- say (countable and uncountable, plural says)#
- Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
- Tried quality; temper; proof.
- Essay; trial; attempt.
- (Scotland) A strainer for milk.
verb
- (transitive) To pronounce.
- (transitive) To recite.
- (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- (informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (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.
- To try; to assay.
adverb
- For example; let us assume.
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