say
Noun
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is a type of: chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Verb
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is a type of: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noisesubtypes:
- lay out, present, represent - bring forward and present to the mind
- misstate - state something incorrectly
- answer, reply, respond - react verbally
- introduce, precede, preface, premise - furnish with a preface or introduction
- announce, declare - announce publicly or officially
- articulate, enunciate, vocalise, vocalize - express or state clearly
- get out - express with difficulty
- declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
- declare - make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
- mention, note, observe, remark - make mention of
- add, append, supply - state or say further
- explain - define
- give - convey or reveal information
- sum, sum up, summarise, summarize - be a summary of
verb group: say - state as one's opinion or judgement; declare -
subtypes: plead - make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
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is a type of: speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusionsame as: suppose
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same as: readverb group: read - interpret something that is written or printed
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is a type of: request - ask (a person) to do somethingsubtypes:
- direct - command with authority
- instruct - give instructions or directions for some task
- command, require - make someone do something
- call, send for - order, request, or command to come
- warn - ask to go away
- prescribe - (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
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subtypes:
- twang - pronounce with a nasal twang
- devoice - utter with tense vocal chords
- raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
- lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
- palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
- nasalise, nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum
- nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose
- mispronounce, misspeak - pronounce a word incorrectly
- aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
- sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice - utter with vibrating vocal chords
- retroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
- subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds
- syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
- drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out
- labialise, labialize, round - pronounce with rounded lips
- lisp - speak with a lisp
- accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent
- vocalise, vocalize, vowelise, vowelize - pronounce as a vowel
- click - produce a click
- trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'
- sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilant
- flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
- explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
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is a type of: convey - (of information) make known; pass onverb group: say - indicate
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is a type of: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
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is a type of: recite - repeat aloud from memory
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verb group: say - communicate or express nonverbally
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