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Say v. t. To try; to assay. (Obs.)

Say v. t. (past & past part. said; pres. part. saying)

To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things. "Arise, and say how thou camest here."

To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson. "Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated In what thou hadst to say?" "After which shall be said or sung the following hymn."

To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to. "But what it is, hard is to say."

To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles. "Say, for nonpayment that the debt should double, Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble?"

It is said, or They say, it is commonly reported; it is rumored; people assert or maintain.

That is to say, that is; in other words; otherwise.

Say v. i. (past & past part. said; pres. part. saying) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. "You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest judge." "To this argument we shall soon have said; for what concerns it us to hear a husband divulge his household privacies?"

Say past obs.. Saw.

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Say n.

Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack. (Obs.) "If those principal works of God... be but certain tastes and says, as it were, of that final benefit." "Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes."

Tried quality; temper; proof. (Obs.) "He found a sword of better say."

Essay; trial; attempt. (Obs.)

To give a say at, to attempt.

Say n.

A kind of silk or satin. (Obs.) "Thou say, thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord!"

A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth. (Obs.) "His garment neither was of silk nor say."

Say n. A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb. (Archaic or Colloq.) "He no sooner said out his say, but up rises a cunning snap." "That strange palmer's boding say, That fell so ominous and drear Full on the object of his fear."

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"Say" Quotes from Famous Books

... form as in Figs. 48, 49, and 54. The latter persisted for some minutes, constantly streaming its luminous yellow 'message' upon B. If, however, A. was of necessity experimenting under difficulty—say walking out of doors—he would occasionally see his 'forms' broken up into smaller globes, or shapes, such as 50, 51, 52, and B. would report their receipt so broken up. In this way many details could be checked and compared as from opposite ends ...

— Thought-Forms • Annie Besant

... had now joined us, rifle in hand, told me to say to the chief that if his people were injured an army of white men would be sent by his Government against them, and not one would ...

— In the Rocky Mountains - A Tale of Adventure • W. H. G. Kingston

... at him speechlessly. There was absolutely nothing left to say. He really cared for her, it seemed. He really cared! And she? With a gasp of despair she abandoned the unequal strife, and hid her face from him in an agony of tears. Why, why, why, had this knowledge come to ...

— The Swindler and Other Stories • Ethel M. Dell

... facility with which the aid of our graphic department enables us to transport our readers, (for we have already sent them to Sydney,) is somewhat singular, not to say ludicrous; and would baffle the wand of Trismegistus, or the cap of Fortunatus himself. Thus, during the last six weeks we have journeyed from the Palace at Stockholm (No. 277) to that of Buckingham, in St. James's Park, (278;) ...

— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, - Vol. 10, No. 283, 17 Nov 1827 • Various

... a short distance, still offering their services; but, finding soon that Mr. George would not have any thing more to say to them, they gradually dropped off and went back to the inn to try their ...

— Rollo in Switzerland • Jacob Abbott

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