Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, colloquial)Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion

    Say, what did you think about the movie?

Examples

88624 sentences
  1. I have nothing particular to say.

    Мені нічого особливо сказати. — mkazarian

    ruМне особенно нечего сказать. — sharptoothed

  2. I didn't know what to say.

    Я не знав, що сказати. — deniko

    ruЯ не знал, что сказать. — odexed

    deIch wusste nicht, was ich sagen soll. — riotlake

  3. I didn't hear what you said.

    Я не чув, що ти сказав. — Internecivus

    ruЯ не расслышал, что Вы сказали. — Hotaru

    deIch habe nicht gehört, was du gesagt hast. — Sudajaengi

  4. Please say hello to your wife.

    Будь ласка, передай привіт дружині. — deniko

    ruПожалуйста, передайте привет вашей жене. — Hellerick

    deGrüßen Sie Ihre Frau! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Do you have anything to say?

    Ви маєте, що сказати? — aandrusiak

    ruУ тебя есть что сказать? — Lenin_1917

    deHast du irgendwas zu sagen? — Espi

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, zi

From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, ziggen, from Old English seċġan, secgean, secggan, secggean, seggan, sæċġan (“to say, speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, a suffixed o-grade form of *sekʷ- (“to say”).

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
used to gain attention:heyA2

Collocations

12 patterns
  • said said
  • said said that
  • say anything
  • to say anything
  • have said said
  • want to say
  • never said said
  • said said anything
  • said said was
  • said said something
  • didn't say anything
  • say goodbye

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
say — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto