Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To express the essential characteristics of a person, thing, or situation in a concise, well-crafted turn of phrase or in some other pithy manner.

    eigentlich alles gesagt sein mit

  2. (idiomatic)To convey information implicitly in a non-verbal way.

    eine eindeutige Sprache sprechen, Bände sprechen

Examples

350 sentences

  1. I say it all the time.

    Я це весь час кажу. — deniko

    ruЯ говорю это все время. — Lenin_1917

    deIch sage das die ganze Zeit. — Fingerhut

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  2. I said it was all right.

    Я сказала, що це окей. — User55521

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  3. I said all I had to say.

    Я сказала все, що мала сказати. — shanghainese

    ruЯ сказал всё, что должен был сказать. — odexed

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  4. Tom says it was all your idea.

    Том каже, що все це було твоєю ідеєю. — deniko

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  5. Tom says he's read all of these books.

    Том каже, що читав усі ці книжки. — deniko

    ruТом говорит, что читал все эти книги. — odexed

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 2
to sum up the characteristics of someone or thing in a pithy manner.:
to convey information implicitly and non-verbally.:

Forms

says it all, saying it all, said it all, said it all
Base formsay it all · to say it all
3rd person singularsays it all
Present participlesaying it all
Past simplesaid it all
Past participlesaid it all

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysay it all
he, she, itsays it all

Past simpleLesson

all personssaid it all

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave said it all
he, she, ithas said it all

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill say it all

Synonyms

2 synonyms
express essential characteristics concisely:nail it
convey information implicitly:speak volumes

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sayA1sayingscabscabbard
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