Say

[n] the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
[v] communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
[v] give instructions to or direct somebody to do something; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
[v] 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?"
[v] indicate; "The clock says noon"
[v] recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
[v] 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?"
[v] utter aloud; "She said 'Hello' to everyone in the office"
[v] express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
[v] state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"
[v] 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"
[v] have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

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Synonyms

allege, articulate, aver, enjoin, enounce, enunciate, order, pronounce, read, sound out, state, suppose, tell