say
English
/seɪ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To pronounce.
- (transitive) To recite.
- (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- (impersonal) To have a common expression; .
- (informal) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (transitive) To bet as a wager on an outcome; .
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English seyen inherited from Old English seċġan (say, speak) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (say) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sekʷ-
Gloss
follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
見
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- I'd English
- I'd say English
- abovesaid English
- aforesaid English
- againsay English
- associational English
- associative English
- associativity English
- beforesaid English
- besay English
- biosignature English
- consequential English
- consequentiality English
- consequentially English
- consequentialness English
- consequently English
- consequentness English
- dare English
- daresay English
- designative English
- disassociate English
- disassociation English
- dissociative English
- doomsayer English
- doomsaying English
- electrocute English
- electrocution English
- electrocutioner English
- end English
- endsay English
- ensue English
- executable English
- execute English
- execution English
- executioner English
- executrix English
- foresaid English
- foresay English
- forsaid English
- forsay English
- forsaying English
- gainsay English
- gainsayer English
- gainsaying English
- inconsequential English
- inconsequentiality English
- inconsequentially English
- inconsequentialness English
- inconsequently English
- inconsequentness English
- main sequence English
- master English
- missay English
- nay English
- naysay English
- naysayer English
- non sequitur English
- non-sequential English
- nonextrinsic English
- nonsequential English
- nonsequentiality English
- nonsequentially English
- obsequiously English
- obsequiousness English
- obsequy English
- oversay English
- preassociative English
- prosecution English
- prosecutor English
- resaid English
- resay English
- said English
- saiden English
- saidest English
- say-so English
- sayability English
- sayable English
- sayableness English
- sayee English
- sayen English
- sayer English
- sayest English
- sayeth English
- saying English
- sayman English
- saymaster English
- sayth English
- sequaciously English
- sequaciousness English
- sequenceless English
- sequencer English
- sequential English
- sequestrable English
- sequestrate English
- sequestrator English
- show English
- signage English
- so English
- sooth English
- soothsay English
- soothsayer English
- soothsaying English
- subsequence English
- subsequential English
- subsequentially English
- subsequently English
- subsequentness English
- undersay English
- unsay English
- unsayable English
- whaddaya English
- whaddayasay English
- withsay English
- withsayer English
- yea English
- yeasay English
- yeasayer English
- assequī Latin
- associō Latin
- consequentem, consequens Latin
- consequentia Latin
- consequī, consequor, cōnsequor Latin
- designatio Latin
- designatus Latin
- dissociat- Latin
- dissociātiō Latin
- et seq. Latin
- executivus Latin
- execūtor Latin
- exsequiae Latin
- exsequiae, exsequia Latin
- exsequor Latin
- exsequī Latin
- extrinsecus Latin
- inconsequens Latin
- insignis Latin
- intrīnsecus Latin
- nolle prosequi Latin
- obsequiōsus Latin
- persecutus, persequor Latin
- persequor Latin
- prōsecūtus Latin
- prōsequor Latin
- secundae Latin
- secundus Latin
- secus Latin
- sequacitas Latin
- sequax Latin
- sequela Latin
- sequens Latin
- sequentem Latin
- sequester Latin
- sequestro Latin
- sequestrō Latin
- sequi Latin
- sequor Latin
- sequēla Latin
- signatorius Latin
- signatura Latin
- signatus Latin
- signum Latin
- socius Latin
- subsequentis Latin
- īnsequī Latin
- īnsignia Latin
- īnsīgnia Latin
- Hörensagen German
- Sager German
- absagen German
- ansagen German
- besagen German
- danksagen German
- durchsagen German
- entsagen German
- hersagen German
- lobsagen German
- lossagen German
- nachsagen German
- sagen German
- sagenhaft German
- totsagen German
- unsagbar German
- untersagen German
- versagen German
- voraussagen German
- vorhersagen German
- vorsagen German
- wahrsagen German
- weitersagen German
- zuvorsagen German
- aanzeggen Dutch, Flemish
- afzeggen Dutch, Flemish
- gezag Dutch, Flemish
- nazeggen Dutch, Flemish
- ontzeggen Dutch, Flemish
- oomzegger Dutch, Flemish
- oomzegster Dutch, Flemish
- tantezegger Dutch, Flemish
- tantezegster Dutch, Flemish
- toezeggen Dutch, Flemish
- voorzeggen Dutch, Flemish
- zeggen Dutch, Flemish
- zeggenschap Dutch, Flemish
- association French
- en suite French
- suite French
- seguidilla Spanish, Castilian
- ἐνέπω Ancient Greek
- ἐφέπω Ancient Greek
- ἕπομαι Ancient Greek
- ὀπάων Ancient Greek
- *(s)peḱje/o Proto-Indo-European
- *enskʷé- Proto-Indo-European
- *n̥-skʷ-e-tos Proto-Indo-European
- *sek- Proto-Indo-European
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sokʷ-h₁-yé- Proto-Indo-European
- *sokʷ-yo- Proto-Indo-European
- *sokʷyo- Proto-Indo-European
- *sékʷetor Proto-Indo-European
- avsi Norwegian Bokmål
- forutsi Norwegian Bokmål
- fremsi Norwegian Bokmål
- oppsigelse Norwegian Bokmål
- si Norwegian Bokmål
- *sagjaną Proto-Germanic
- *sagjaz Proto-Germanic
- *sagǭ Proto-Germanic
- *sehwaną Proto-Germanic
- *siuniz Proto-Germanic
- *sōkniz Proto-Germanic
- ja-sägare Swedish
- motsäga Swedish
- säga Swedish
- missjå Norwegian Nynorsk
- seia Norwegian Nynorsk
- seie Norwegian Nynorsk
- asecgan Old English
- besecgan Old English
- efensecgan Old English
- foresecgan Old English
- forsecgan Old English
- secgan Old English
- seċġan Old English
- wiþsecgan Old English
- agenseyen Middle English
- besayen Middle English
- foresayen Middle English
- forsayen Middle English
- gainsayen Middle English
- misseien Middle English
- seide Middle English
- seien Middle English
- seyen Middle English
- withseien Middle English
- fo-scéal Irish
- fosheicheamh Irish
- leithscéalach Irish
- príomhsheicheamh Irish
- scéalach Irish
- scéalaigh Irish
- scéalaí Irish
- scéalaíocht Irish
- soiscéalaigh Irish
- segja Old Norse
- sjá Old Norse
- sýna Old Norse
- sýning Old Norse
- sýnn Old Norse
- vansénn Old Norse
- yfirsjón Old Norse
- forudsige Danish
- sige Danish
- udsagn Danish
- cosb Welsh
- seggen Middle Dutch
- sagēn Old High German
- հաճ Old Armenian
- doscéulai Old Irish
- leithscél Old Irish
- seichem Old Irish
- sê Afrikaans
- sagen Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- *saggjan gmw-pro
- *seggen Old Dutch
- *sekʷeti Proto-Celtic
- *sekʷo Proto-Celtic
- *sekʷo- Proto-Celtic
- *skʷetlom Proto-Celtic
- seggian Old Saxon
- säge Alemannic German
- sägä Alemannic German
- séege Alemannic German
- ŝchegi Alemannic German
- ŝchége Alemannic German
- sæghia Old Swedish
- *sekʷōr Proto-Italic
- apsakyti Lithuanian
- atsakyti Lithuanian
- pasakyti Lithuanian
- persakyti Lithuanian
- sakyti Lithuanian
- beppesizzer Western Frisian
- muoikesizzer Western Frisian
- omkesizzer Western Frisian
- pakesizzer Western Frisian
- sizze Western Frisian
- sizzer Western Frisian
- *soiscél Middle Irish
- sidza Old Frisian
- *sākska Proto-Albanian
- *háčaH, *háčā Proto-Iranian
- 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Old Persian
- sighæ Old Danish
- ҳикоя Tajik
- sogn Bavarian
- soon Bavarian
- *šoke- urj-fpr-pro
- segi Jamtish
- so
- I'd
- nay
- yea
- end
- show
- said
- dare
- sayen
- unsay
- sayth
- resay
- ensue
- sayer
- sooth
- sayee
- besay
- sayeth
- yeasay
- endsay
- sayest
- saying
- sayman
- forsay
- saiden
- say-so
- missay
- master
- resaid
- naysay
- foresay
- daresay
- obsequy
- execute
- sayable
- I'd say
- oversay
- withsay
- forsaid
- signage
- saidest
- gainsay
- foresaid
- yeasayer
- naysayer
- undersay
- againsay
- whaddaya
- soothsay
- doomsayer
- sequencer
- execution
- withsayer
- gainsayer
- forsaying
- saymaster
- unsayable
- aforesaid
- executrix
- abovesaid
- gainsaying
- executable
- soothsayer
- beforesaid
- sayability
- prosecutor
- doomsaying
- sequential
- sayableness
- associative
- subsequence
- designative
- sequestrate
- whaddayasay
- executioner
- prosecution
- electrocute
- soothsaying
- biosignature
- sequestrable
- consequently
- disassociate
- subsequently
- nonextrinsic
- sequenceless
- sequestrator
- obsequiously
- non sequitur
- dissociative
- sequaciously
- electrocution
- associational
- nonsequential
- main sequence
- consequential
- associativity
- subsequential
- consequentness
- preassociative
- subsequentness
- obsequiousness
- inconsequently
- non-sequential
- sequaciousness
- disassociation
- nonsequentially
- consequentially
- electrocutioner
- inconsequential
- subsequentially
- inconsequentness
- consequentiality
- nonsequentiality
- inconsequentially
- consequentialness
- inconsequentiality
- inconsequentialness