n.

1. the chance to speak
   
   • let him have his say

v.

1. express in words;
   state, tell
   
   • He said that he wanted to marry her
   • tell me what is bothering you
   • state your opinion
   • state your name
2. report or maintain;
   allege, aver
   
   • 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
3. express a supposition;
   suppose
   
   • Let us say that he did not tell the truth
   • Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
4. have or contain a certain wording or form;
   read
   
   • The passage reads as follows
   • What does the law say?
5. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
   
   • I say let's forget this whole business
6. utter aloud
   
   • She said `Hello' to everyone in the office
7. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority;
   order, tell, enjoin
   
   • I said to him to go home
   • She ordered him to do the shopping
   • The mother told the child to get dressed
8. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way;
   pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate
   
   • She pronounces French words in a funny way
   • I cannot say `zip wire'
   • Can the child sound out this complicated word?
9. recite or repeat a fixed text
   
   • Say grace
   • She said her `Hail Mary'
10. communicate or express nonverbally
    
    • What does this painting say?
    • Did his face say anything about how he felt?
11. indicate
    
    • The clock says noon