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Main Entry:1say
Pronunciation:(|)s*, South also (|)se
Function:verb
Inflected Form:past said \(|)sed, _s*d\ ; or archaic saidŁest \*sed*st\ ; or saidst \*sedzt, -edst, -etst\ ; past part said present part saying \*s*i*\ ; present first singular say or chiefly dialect says \(|)sez, _s*z\ ; second singular say third singular says \(|)sez, _s*z\ ; or archaic saith \(|)seth, *s*(*)th\ ; plural say
Etymology:Middle English sayen, seyen, seggen, from Old English secgan; akin to Old High German sag*n to say, Old Norse segja to say, Old Irish insce speech, Old Latin insece tell, relate, 2d person singular present imperative, Greek enepein, ennepein to tell, speak, Lithuanian sakyti to say
transitive verb
1 a : to express in words : DECLARE, STATE *say what you mean in clear, simple language* *he says that it's raining outside* *the book says nothing about the background of these events* *it says drive carefully* b : to state as a common opinion or belief : ALLEGE *the school is said to be the country's largest endowed trade school— American Guide Series: Minnesota* *wages are said to be as high in the other colonies as in New York— Adam Smith* c : to announce as a decision or opinion : state positively : ASSERT *nobody can say at this point what the results of the test will be* *he's a good ballplayer if he says it himself* d : to state as something to be accomplished : ORDER *if the human beings under his direction don't do what he says, then he is a failure as a manager— J.I.Miller* *no sooner said than done* e slang : to state effectively or forcefully *you said \*sed\ it*
2 a : UTTER, PRONOUNCE *a meek little person who couldn't say boo* *can't say two words without stopping to think* *make one copy of the list, saying each outline to yourself as you write— C.I.Blanchard & C.E.Zoubek* — often used to introduce a direct quotation b : RECITE, REPEAT *I stood up to say my repetition— Rex Ingamells* *said his prayers*
3 a : INDICATE, SHOW *the clock says five minutes after twelve* *the smug look on his face said that he was confident of success* b : to give expression to : COMMUNICATE *wanted to produce sculpture which really said something— Agnes Allen* *the artist with something new to say— Selden Rodman*
4 dialect England : to answer especially with advice or admonition
5 : ASSUME, SUPPOSE *let us say that such an offer is made. Would you accept it*
intransitive verb
1 : to express oneself : SPEAK, DECLARE *did he really say so* *a man, they say, of great ability*
2 archaic : to finish speaking *when I have said, make answer to us both— Shakespeare*
3 archaic : to make a recital
–not to say : to use a milder expression than *his manner was discourteous, not to say offensive*
–say for oneself : to offer as an excuse or justification *what have you got to say for yourself*
–say nothing of : to leave out of consideration (an important or essential factor) *the expedition will be expensive, to say nothing of the danger*
–say uncle : to admit defeat : give up *forced his opponent to say uncle*
–that is to say : in other words : in effect
verb ż
tell
Pronunciation:*tel
Function:verb
Inflected Form:told \*t*ld\ ; told ; telling ; tells
Etymology:Middle English tellan (past tolde, past participle told), from Old English tellen (past * northern & Midland dialect * talde, past participle * northern & Midland dialect * getald); akin to Old High German zellen to count, tell (past zalta, past participle gizalt), Old Norse telja (past talthi, past participle talithr); causative-denominative from the root of English 1tale
transitive verb
1 : to mention one by one or piece by piece : COUNT, NUMBER, RECKON *tell the stars, if thou be able to number them— Gen 15:5 (Authorized Version)* *walked round the walls and told the towers— Rose Macaulay* *all told there were 27 public schools— C.L.Jones*: as a : to count in keeping track of decades of rosary prayers — used in the phrase to tell one's beads b obsolete : to calculate the total amount or value of
2 a : to relate in detail : NARRATE, RECOUNT *one of her recipes T tells how to make maple syrup dumplings— Rose Feld* *telling a boastful story— J.V.Allen* *dancers told ancient legends with tradition's rhythms and gestures— National Geographic* b : SAY, UTTER *to tell you the truth, I don't really remember— Lenard Kaufman* *a man in high position utters an accusation or tells a lie— Gilbert Seldes* *give me a chance to tell Kit good-by— Hamilton Basso*
3 a : to make known : DISCLOSE, DIVULGE *tell the news* *tell your name* : REVEAL, MANIFEST *fossils tell much about the past* *more than words, his movements, gestures told his evident delight in ballet— Cyril Cusack* *followed suit with an ungainly stiffness which told how much at sea he felt— T.B.Costain* b : to express in words *cannot tell how sorry I am*
4 a : to give information to : report to : INFORM *I'll tell him as soon as he comes* *tell executives and employees of our policies and plans— Milton Hall* *told his listeners about his vacation— Current Biography* b : to give information on : REPORT *he said all of it in a flat, business voice that told you nothing more or less than the words said— Wirt Williams* *no book could really tell you what a hell of a feeling it was— Gwyn Thomas* *nobody could tell her anything— Edith Sitwell* *the victim's subconscious generally tells him something is wrong as soon as the prowler enters— Rufus Jarman* *his eyes told him that the walls were festooned with flowers— T.B.Costain* c : to inform positively : assure emphatically *he did not do it, I tell you* *we are distinctly told that he did not buy it— Douglas Carruthers*
5 : ORDER, REQUEST, DIRECT *told her to wait*
6 : to discern so as to report : ascertain by observing : find out : DECIDE, RECOGNIZE *how if it is unpublished can you tell that it is a masterpiece— John Barkham* *the patrol officer can tell whether things are normal or abnormal— R.L.Anderson* *usually one couldn't tell much about the writer from the letter of a not very well-educated woman— Elizabeth Goudge* *management can tell, by its own observation, whether a man is capable of leadership— Bruce Payne*
intransitive verb
1 : to give an account : make a report *wrote an article telling of his experiences* *the twelve contributors tell of modern man— F.E.Hill*
2 : to state positively : decide definitely : SAY *who can tell* *you can't tell about drunks— S.H.Holbrook*
3 : to act as a talebearer : INFORM — usually used with on or of *the sister told on him, though he tried to shush her— John Dollard* *never told on each other, no matter what happened— C.T.Jackson* *I'll get even with you if you ever tell on me— Inside Detective*
4 dialect England : TALK, CHAT
5 : to take effect : have a marked effect : be of account *events of the past two or three weeks were beginning to tell on her nerves— Edna Ferber* *the influence of the school had begun to tell— Robert Littell* *a great many garments of the highest quality and all designed for overseas markets where quality tells— D.E.Keir* *the long hours, the close confinement, and the strain of having to stand behind a counter from eight o'clock in the morning till eight o'clock at night was beginning to tell upon her— J.C.Snaith*
6 : to serve as evidence or indication : be significant — usu used with of *the calculating look in his eyes that told of his Norman blood— T.B.Costain* *the arid sands that tell of desert days will still show angled stones that forgotten winds have carved— W.E.Swinton*
7 : to stand forth clearly : become apparent, evident, or known *evidence that you were riding at a race meeting will tell strongly against you in the subsequent police proceedings— Punch* *he remains so disfigured that appearances will always tell against him— Dixon Wecter*
synonyms see COUNT, REVEAL
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