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say

/seɪ/ symbol

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  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Saya.

verb

  1. To pronounce.
    Please say your name slowly and clearly.
  2. To recite.
    Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
  3. To tell, either verbally or in writing.
    He said he would be here tomorrow.

noun

  1. A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
    The local government did not have much say in the matter.

adverb

  1. For example; let us assume.
    Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach.

Origin

From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, ziggen, from Old English seċġan, secgean, secggan, secggean, seggan, sæċġan (“to say, speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, a suffixed o-grade form of *sekʷ- (“to say”).

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