say

En français : dire, réciter, indiquer, il paraît

1. To pronounce. (transitive) · Please say your name slowly and clearly.
2. To recite. (transitive) · Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
3. To tell, either verbally or in writing. (transitive) · He said he would be here tomorrow.· The note I think he said she wrote is nowhere to be found.
4. To indicate in a written form. (transitive) · The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.· What time does it say on the clock?
5. To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. (transitive) · They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do."
6. Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. (informal, transitive) · A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.· Say he refuses. What do we do then?
7. To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. (intransitive)
8. To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. (informal, transitive)

Pluriel say · He/she/it says · Prétérit said · Participe passé said · Forme en -ing saying