SAYING

Meaning of SAYING in English

noun

an oft-repeated statement usually involving common experience or observation

the old saying that ignorance is bliss

Synonyms: adage, byword, proverb, saw, word

Related Word: dictum, maxim; truism

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003

SAYING — sententie, aforisme
English interlingue dictionary
SAYING — (Verb) pag-ingon;panultihon
English-Visayan vocabulary
SAYING — noun Date: 14th century something said
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAYING — ˈsāiŋ, -āēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of sayen to say 1. : the act of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAYING — (n.) That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.
Английский словарь Webster
SAYING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Say
Английский словарь Webster
SAYING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Say
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAYING — /say"ing/ , n. 1. something said, esp. a proverb or apothegm. 2. go without saying , to be completely self-evident; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAYING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of say. 2. saying ·noun that which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; …
Webster English vocab
SAYING — / ˈseɪɪŋ; NAmE / noun a well-known phrase or statement that expresses sth about life that most people believe is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAYING — say ‧ ing /ˈseɪ-ɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a well-known short statement that expresses an idea most people believe is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAYING — n. 1 the act or an instance of saying. 2 a maxim, proverb, adage, etc. øas the saying goes (or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAYING — n. 1 the act or an instance of saying. 2 a maxim, proverb, adage, etc. as the saying goes (or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAYING — n.1 the act or an instance of saying. 2 a maxim, proverb, adage, etc. Phrases and idioms: as the saying …
Oxford English vocab
SAYING — ( sayings) 1. A saying is a sentence that people often say and that gives advice or information about human …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAYING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be right in saying/thinking etc ▪ I think I’m right in saying they once employed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAYING — [noun] [C] - a well-known and wise statement, which often has a meaning that is different from the meanings of …
Cambridge English vocab
SAYING — Synonyms and related words : Parthian shot, adage, address, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, ana, analects, announcement, annunciation, answer, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAYING — n. Function: noun an oft-repeated statement usually involving common experience or observation FF1C; the old saying that ignorance is bliss …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SAYING — n. 25B6; noun PROVERB, maxim, aphorism, axiom, adage, saw, tag, motto, apophthegm, epigram, dictum, gnome; expression, phrase, formula; slogan, catchphrase; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAYING — сущ. поговорка, присловье as the saying is/goes ≈ как говорится common, popular saying ≈ известная пословица old saying ≈ старая …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAYING — saying.ogg ʹseııŋ n 1. пословица, поговорка; присловье; афоризм old wise saying - старая мудрая пословица as the saying goes /is, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAYING — saying сущ.1) произнесение, говорение There is no saying. — Нечего и говорить. 2) а) поговорка, присловье as the saying is/goes …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SAYING — n 1. пословица, поговорка; присловье; афоризм old wise saying - старая мудрая пословица as the saying goes /is, runs/ - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SAYING — сущ. 1) произнесение, говорение There is no saying. — Нечего и говорить. 2) а) поговорка, присловье as the saying is …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SAYING — сущ. 1) произнесение, говорение There is no saying. — Нечего и говорить. 2) а) поговорка, присловье as the saying is / goes — как говорится common, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SAYING — _n. поговорка, присловье; as the saying is/goes - как говорится _Syn: proverb
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SAYING — n. поговорка, присловье; as the saying is/goes - как говорится Syn: proverb
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SAYING — 1. _pres-p. от say 1 2. _n. поговорка, присловье; as the saying is (или goes) как говорится
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SAYING — сущ. поговорка, присловье as the saying is/goes ≈ как говорится common, popular saying ≈ известная пословица old saying ≈ старая …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAYING — ( n. ) That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAYING — n. phrase, proverb, parable; something that is said
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SAYING — Date: 14th century : something said ; especially : adage
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAYING — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century : something said especially : ADAGE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAYING — ■ noun a short, commonly known expression containing advice or wisdom; an adage or maxim. Phrases as (or so ) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SAYING — [say.ing] n (14c): something said; esp: adage
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAYING — (~s) 1. A ~ is a sentence that people often say and that gives advice or information about human life …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SAYING — n. 1. Expression, observation, remark, declaration, statement, speech. 2. Proverb, saw, maxim, aphorism, adage, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SAYING — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SAYING — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common , famous , popular , well-known ▪ old , traditional ▪ wise ▪ favourite/favorite ▪ one …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SAYING — See ↑ WORD/PHRASE/SENTENCE 3
Longman Activator English vocab
SAYING — n. 1) a common, old, popular, wise ~ 2) ( misc. ) it goes without ~ that we will help
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SAYING — gledd, cwide, sagu, cwide
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
SAYING — Пословица
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SAYING — гласящий, говоря
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SAYING — (v) говоря
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SAYING — n 1. пословица, поговорка; присловье; афоризм old [wise] ~ - старая [мудрая] пословица as the ~ goes /is, runs/ - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SAYING — n. поговорка, присловье, присказка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SAYING — n. поговорка, присловье, присказка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SAYING — Пословица
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SAYING — [n.] поговорка as the ~ is ((или) goes)как говорится there is no ~ трудно сказать
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SAYING — n поговорка; as the ~ is ( или goes) как говорится; there is no ~ трудно сказать
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SAYING — поговорка
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SAYING — говорить поговорка
Англо-Русский словарь

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

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