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Definitions for Saying

[1] something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
[2] go without saying , to be completely self-evident; be understood: It goes without saying that you are welcome to visit us at any time.
[3] to utter or pronounce; speak: What did you say? I said “Hello!”
[4] to express in words; state; declare; word: Say it clearly and simply. It's hard to know how to say this tactfully.
[5] to state as an opinion or judgment: I say her plan is the better one.
[6] to be certain, precise, or assured about; determine: It is hard to say what is wrong.
[7] to recite or repeat: to say one's prayers.
[8] to report or allege; maintain: People say he will resign.
[9] to express (a message, viewpoint, etc.), as through a literary or other artistic medium: a writer with something to say.
[10] to indicate or show: What does your watch say?
[11] to assume as a hypothesis or estimate: Let's say, for the sake of argument, that it's true.
[12] to speak; declare; express an opinion.
[13] approximately; about: It's, say, 14 feet long.
[14] for example: If you serve, say tuna fish and potato chips, it will cost much less.
[15] what a person says or has to say.
[16] the right or opportunity to speak, decide, or exercise influence: to have one's say in choosing the candidate.
[17] a turn to say something: It is now my say.
[18] (used to express surprise, get attention, etc.)
[19] assay.
[20] a maxim, adage, or proverb
[21] to speak, pronounce, or utter
[22] (also intr) to express (an idea) in words; tell we asked his opinion but he refused to say
[23] (also intr; may take a clause as object) to state (an opinion, fact, etc) positively; declare; affirm
[24] to recite to say grace
[25] (may take a clause as object) to report or allege they say we shall have rain today
[26] (may take a clause as object) to take as an assumption; suppose let us say that he is lying
[27] (may take a clause as object) to convey by means of artistic expression the artist in this painting is saying that we should look for hope
[28] to make a case for there is much to be said for either course of action
[29] (usually passive) Irish to persuade or coax (someone) to do something If I hadn't been said by her, I wouldn't be in this fix
[30] go without saying to be so obvious as to need no explanation
[31] I say! mainly British informal an exclamation of surprise
[32] not to say even; and indeed
[33] that is to say in other words; more explicitly
[34] to say nothing of as well as; even disregarding he was warmly dressed in a shirt and heavy jumper, to say nothing of a thick overcoat
[35] to say the least without the slightest exaggeration; at the very least
[36] approximately there were, say, 20 people present
[37] for example choose a number, say, four
[38] the right or chance to speak let him have his say
[39] authority, esp to influence a decision he has a lot of say in the company's policy
[40] a statement of opinion you've had your say, now let me have mine
[41] US and Canadian informal an exclamation to attract attention or express surprise, etc
[42] archaic a type of fine woollen fabric

Words related to Saying

saw, statement, byword, aphorism, dictum, truism, precept, adage, epigram, motto, axiom, apophthegm

Words nearby Saying

sayan mountains, saybolt universal seconds, saye, sayers, sayest, saying, sayonara, sayreville, says, says who?, sayville

Origin of Saying

21350–1400; Middle English sayen, aphetic variant of assayen to assay

Other words from Saying

say·er , noun

Word origin for Saying

C13: from Old French saie, from Latin saga, plural of sagum a type of woollen cloak

Synonyms for Saying

saw, statement, adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, dictum, epigram, motto, precept, truism