Found 2 items, similar to Said.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: said said adj : being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; “works of all the aforementioned authors”; “said party has denied the charges” [syn: aforesaid(a), aforementioned(a), said(a)] say n : the chance to speak; “let him have his say” [also: said] say v 1: express in words; “He said that he wanted to marry her”; “tell me what is bothering you”; “state your opinion”; “state your name” [syn: state, tell] 2: report or maintain; “He alleged that he was the victim of a crime”; “He said it was too late to intervene in the war”; “The registrar says that I owe the school money” [syn: allege, aver] 3: express a supposition; “Let us say that he did not tell the truth”; “Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?” [syn: suppose] 4: have or contain a certain wording or form; “The passage reads as follows”; “What does the law say?” [syn: read] 5: state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; “I say let's forget this whole business” 6: utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office" 7: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; “I said to him to go home”; “She ordered him to do the shopping”; “The mother told the child to get dressed” [syn: order, tell, enjoin] 8: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; “She pronounces French words in a funny way”; "I cannot say `zip wire'“; ”Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate] 9: recite or repeat a fixed text; “Say grace”; "She said her `Hail Mary'" 10: communicate or express nonverbally; “What does this painting say?”; “Did his face say anything about how he felt?” 11: indicate; “The clock says noon” [also: said] said See say
English → English (gcide) Definition: Said Say \Say\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Said (s[e^]d), contracted from sayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Saying.] [OE. seggen, seyen, siggen, sayen, sayn, AS. secgan; akin to OS. seggian, D. zeggen, LG. seggen, OHG. sag[=e]n, G. sagen, Icel. segja, Sw. s["a]ga, Dan. sige, Lith. sakyti; cf. OL. insece tell, relate, Gr. 'e`nnepe (for 'en-sepe), 'e`spete. Cf. Saga, Saw a saying.] 1. To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things. [1913 Webster] Arise, and say how thou camest here. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson. [1913 Webster] Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated In what thou hadst to say? --Shak. [1913 Webster] After which shall be said or sung the following hymn. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster] 3. To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to. [1913 Webster] But what it is, hard is to say. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles. [1913 Webster] Say, for nonpayment that the debt should double, Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble? --Shak. [1913 Webster] It is said, or They say, it is commonly reported; it is rumored; people assert or maintain. That is to say, that is; in other words; otherwise. [1913 Webster] Said \Said\, imp. & p. p. of Say. [1913 Webster] Said \Said\, a. Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style. [1913 Webster]