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Textual thesaurus for "say"

(verb) enjoin, order, tell

give 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


(verb) suppose

express 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?


(verb) pronounce, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?


(verb) tell, state

express in words

He said that he wanted to marry her; tell me what is bothering you; state your opinion; state your name


(verb) aver, allege

report 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


(verb) read

have or contain a certain wording or form

The passage reads as follows; What does the law say?