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saying

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈseɪɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈseɪɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sāing)

From the verb say: (⇒ conjugate)
saying is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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saying
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Sense: Noun: set expression
Synonyms:
phrase Collocations, proverb, maxim, adage, motto Collocations, axiom, expression Collocations, set expression, set phrase, catchphrase, aphorism, saw Collocations (literary), slogan, dictum, line Collocations, words, old chestnut, quote Collocations (informal), quotation Collocations, witticism, epigram, apothegm (rare)


say
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Sense: Verb: express in words
Synonyms:
speak Collocations, utter Collocations, come out with (informal), state Collocations, reply Collocations, comment Collocations, remark Collocations, mention Collocations, pronounce Collocations, voice Collocations, mumble Collocations, mutter Collocations, convey Collocations, announce, declare Collocations, proclaim, exclaim, recite, verbalize, verbalise (UK), vocalize, vocalise (UK), answer Collocations, respond Collocations, express Collocations, give voice to, put sth into words, find the words for, retort, come back with (informal), shoot back (informal), snap back, whisper Collocations, add Collocations, interject
Sense: Verb: give your opinion
Synonyms:
disclose Collocations, divulge, tell Collocations, reveal Collocations, opine (formal), profess, contend Collocations, affirm, assert, claim Collocations, avow, attest Collocations, maintain Collocations, protest Collocations, argue Collocations, insist, put forth, put sth out there (informal)
Sense: Verb: show or indicate
Synonyms:
show Collocations, indicate, read Collocations, display Collocations, signal Collocations, announce, advertise Collocations, denote, herald Collocations, give an indication of, tell Collocations
Sense: Verb: suggest
Synonyms:
suggest Collocations, imply Collocations, hint Collocations, insinuate, seem to suggest, mean Collocations, give away, lead sb to believe
Sense: Verb: suppose
Synonyms:
suppose Collocations, imagine Collocations, assume Collocations, presume Collocations, posit, postulate, take sth for granted
Sense: Verb: estimate
Synonyms:
guess Collocations, reckon Collocations (informal), estimate Collocations, hazard a guess, take a guess, put it at (informal), guesstimate (informal), calculate, judge Collocations, conclude Collocations, gauge Collocations, imagine Collocations
Sense: Noun: authority or influence
Synonyms:
authority Collocations, influence Collocations, voice Collocations, weight Collocations, sway Collocations, clout Collocations (informal), chance to speak, turn to speak, vote Collocations

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>> Topic summary: Numbers - reading, speaking, saying, writing in full [number say speak read write] - English Only forum
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...comfort me by saying "it will be okay!" - English Only forum
...comfort me by saying "It will be okay!" - English Only forum
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'double' in saying a phone number: 12344567 - English Only forum
'Like all summers' a concise way of saying 'as every summer'? - English Only forum
'<The more's the reason>,' returned she, 'for saying that it won't do. No! That it won't do.~' - English Only forum
'With that being said' , 'In saying that'.. - English Only forum
'work something out' as a way of saying 'write it down'? - English Only forum
saying ‘no’ feels (we feel that?) - English Only forum
”And" in reading/saying numbers - English Only forum
(Either/Neither usage) "Nothing he is saying is meant ..." - English Only forum
(the) eyewitnesses are saying that - English Only forum
[clause], is all I'm saying - English Only forum
$1412 [saying numbers] - English Only forum
$2.45: $60.05 ; $100.25 [pronunciation: reading saying dollars.] - English Only forum
$25,000-worth of debt [saying] - English Only forum
$2500 [reading, saying] - English Only forum
£.s.d. [saying money, pounds] - English Only forum
£10.50 ; £13.99 [pronunciation: saying pounds.] - English Only forum
£3 19 11 3/4 [reading, saying] - English Only forum
£549.21: [saying money, pounds] - English Only forum
0 5/6 mile/miles ; 7/6 mile/miles [reading saying numbers] - English Only forum
0 degrees Celcius (Celsius) [saying or reading] - English Only forum
0.0003 [saying decimals] - English Only forum
00:00 and 00:24 [saying reading time in 24-hour system] - English Only forum
1 +1 = 2 [reading, saying] - English Only forum
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