Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)saythe chance to speak“let him have his say” Verbs
(v)state, say, tellexpress in words“He said that he wanted to marry her”,
“tell me what is bothering you”,
“state your opinion”,
“state your name” (v)allege, aver, sayreport 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” (v)suppose, sayexpress 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?” (v)read, sayhave or contain a certain wording or form“The passage reads as follows”,
“What does the law say?” (v)order, tell, enjoin, saygive 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” (v)saycommunicate or express nonverbally“What does this painting say?”,
“Did his face say anything about how he felt?” (v)sayutter aloud“She said ‘Hello’ to everyone in the office” (v)saystate as one's opinion or judgement; declare“I say let's forget this whole business” (v)sayrecite or repeat a fixed text“Say grace”,
“She said her ‘Hail Mary’” (v)sayindicate“The clock says noon”