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

Hypernym(s): opportunity, chance

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

Synonym(s): state, tell

Hypernym(s): express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give_tongue_to

· 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"

Synonym(s): allege, aver

Hypernym(s): assert, asseverate, maintain

· 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?"

Synonym(s): suppose

Hypernym(s): speculate

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

Synonym(s): read

Hypernym(s): have, feature

· 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"

Synonym(s): order, tell, enjoin

Hypernym(s): request

· 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?"

Synonym(s): pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound_out, enunciate

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

Hypernym(s): convey

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

Hypernym(s): express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give_tongue_to

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

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

Hypernym(s): recite

· indicate; "The clock says noon"

Hypernym(s): read, register, show, record