say
A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decisionA chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
» I have nothing particular to say.
Мне особенно нечего сказать.
Мені нічого особливо сказати.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable, usually)A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
The local government did not have much say in the matter.
Mitsprache, Mitspracherecht
го́лосgólos, пра́во го́лосаprávo gólosa
the chance to speak
(countable, uncountable)A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
Tried quality; temper; proof.
Essay; trial; attempt.
(Scotland)A strainer for milk.
Examples
88624 sentencesI have nothing particular to say.
Мені нічого особливо сказати. — mkazarian
ruМне особенно нечего сказать. — sharptoothed
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
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
Please say hello to your wife.
Будь ласка, передай привіт дружині. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, передайте привет вашей жене. — Hellerick
deGrüßen Sie Ihre Frau! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, ziFrom 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”).
From Middle French saie, from Latin saga, plural of sagum (“military cloak”).
Aphetic form of assay.
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Forms
plural: says| Singular | say |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Say, tell, speak or talk — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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