v. 1 state, affirm, declare, maintain, hold, aver, remark, assert, claim, asseverate, announce She said that I had to go at once, and I said, 'I shall never leave you!' 2 assert, allege, report, mention, rumour, reveal, bruit about, disclose, divulge, bring to light, put about, noise abroad, suggest, hint, whisper It was said that spies had already infiltrated the party 3 pronounce, articulate, utter; phrase, rephrase, translate How do you say gemtlich? How do you say it in English? 4 tell, put, express, verbalize, communicate, explain, reveal, bring up, break, impart I don't quite know how to say this, Harry, but you have bad breath 5 reply, respond, answer What have you to say to her allegation that it is all your fault? 6 guess, estimate, conjecture, venture, judge, imagine, believe, think I'd say you look about 60 years old 7 mean or intend or try to say, think, contemplate, imply, suggest Are you saying that you would steal if you had the opportunity? 8 predict, prognosticate, foretell The newspaper says that shares will go down 9 signify, denote, symbolize, communicate, indicate, convey, suggest, imply, mean What does a red light say to you? 10 order, require, demand, bid, stipulate, command, give the word If I say that you are to go, then you go - and quickly 11 deliver, utter, speak Say your lines and exit stage left without waiting for a reply
n. 12 voice, authority, influence, power, weight, sway, clout Does she have that much say about how the money should be spent? 13 turn, chance, opportunity, vote You've had your say, now let's hear from Ackroyd
adv. 14 approximately, about, roughly, circa, nearly The snake was, say, twenty feet long 15 for example, for instance, as or for an illustration, eg or US e.g. Take any novel, say, Wuthering Heights, and analyse the characters