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To have your say means to get an opportunity to deliver your opinion on something. If you're at a loud and hostile town council meeting, you might not get a chance to have your say unless you shout it.

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Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.

Noun
the chance to speak; "let him have his say"

Verb
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"

Verb
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?"

Verb
indicate; "The clock says noon"

Verb
communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"

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Verb
recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary''"

Verb
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?"

Verb
utter aloud; "She said `Hello'' to everyone in the office"

Verb
express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

Verb
state as one''s opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let''s forget this whole business"

Verb
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"

Verb
have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"


imp.
Saw.

n.
Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.

n.
Tried quality; temper; proof.

n.
Essay; trial; attempt.

v. t.
To try; to assay.

n.
A kind of silk or satin.

n.
A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.

v. t.
To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.

v. t.
To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
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.

v. i.
To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

v. t.
A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.


Say

Say , n. [Aphetic form of assay.] 1. Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack. [Obs.]
if those principal works of God . . . be but certain tastes and saus, as if were, of that final benefit.
Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes.
2. Tried quality; temper; proof. [Obs.]
he found a sword of better say.
3. Essay; trial; attempt. [Obs.] To give a say at, to attempt. B. Jonson.

Say

Say, v. t. To try; to assay. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Say

Say, n. [OE. saie, F. saie, fr. L. saga, equiv. to sagum, sagus, a coarse woolen mantle; cf. Gr. . See Sagum.] 1. A kind of silk or satin. [Obs.]
Thou say, thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord!
2. A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth. [Obs.]
His garment neither was of silk nor say.

Say

Say, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Said , 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. sagn, G. sagen, Icel. segja, Sw. s'84ga, Dan. sige, Lith. sakyti; cf. OL. insece teil, relate, Gr. (for ), . Cf. Saga, Saw a saying.] 1. To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.
Arise, and say how thou camest here.
2. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.
Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated In what thou hadst to say?
After which shall be said or sung the following hymn.
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.
But what it is, hard is to say.
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.
Say, for nonpayment that the debt should double, Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble?
It is said, ∨ They say, it is commonly reported; it is rumored; people assert or maintain. -- That is to say, that is; in other words; otherwise.

Say

Say, v. i. To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest judge.
To this argument we shall soon have said; for what concerns it us to hear a husband divulge his household privacies?

Say

Say, n. [From Say, v. t.; cf. Saw a saying.] A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb. [Archaic or Colloq.]
He no sooner said out his say, but up rises a cunning snap.
That strange palmer's boding say, That fell so ominous and drear Full on the object of his fear.

Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.

To try; to assay.

A kind of silk or satin.

To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.

To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.

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Usage Examples

A million words were going through my head and honestly I didn't say one of them. I wanted to let it sit, simmer, you know I wanted to soak it all in - the moment was amazing.

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know.

After adding trillions to the debt on big-government policies most Americans didn't ask for and which we couldn't afford, Democratic leaders say they need more money, which they intend to take from small business, even though small businesses create the majority of new jobs.

A member must say that he is a member of the Unification Church and that he is the follower of Sun Myung Moon. If he doesn't have the courage to say it, he is not worthy of me.

'Hello my name is the Republican Party and I got a problem. I'm addicted to spending and big government.' I'd like one of them just to stand up and say that.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

A majority, perhaps as many as 75 percent, of abortion clinics are in areas with high minority populations. Abortion apologists will say this is because they want to serve the poor. You don't serve the poor, however, by taking their money to terminate their children.

A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn't even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other.

Misspelled Form

Say, Say, ay, Say, Sqay, Sway, Ssay, Szay, Sqy, Swy, Ssy, Szy, Saqy, Sawy, Sasy, Sazy, Saty, Sa6y, Sa7y, Sauy, Sahy, Sat, Sa6, Sa7, Sau, Sah, Sayt, Say6, Say7, Sayu, Sayh.

Other Usage Examples

'Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say.

A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him.

Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it.

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using 15,000 watts of power and 18 different pieces of electronic equipment to say that.

A lot of people say that comedy doesn't travel well. I found it very accessible.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

A lot of guys go, 'Hey, Yog, say a Yogi-ism.' I tell 'em, 'I don't know any.' They want me to make one up. I don't make 'em up. I don't even know when I say it. They're the truth. And it is the truth. I don't know.

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.

A lot of women say they love being pregnant, but I wasn't such a big fan.

A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: 'Duh.'

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