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say

A1 verb

say /seɪ/ nghĩa là nói

Các nghĩa

  1. nói

    To pronounce.

    transitive

    Please say your name slowly and clearly.

  2. đọc

    To recite.

    transitive

    Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?

  3. nói

    To tell, either verbally or in writing.

    transitive

    He said he would be here tomorrow.

    The note I think he said she wrote is nowhere to be found.

    I want to say I’m sorry for yesterday. — It’s okay, Anna.

  4. thử

    To indicate in a written form.

    transitive

    The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.

    What time does it say on the clock?

  5. To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.

    impersonal · transitive

    They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do."

    They say that Hope is happiness; But genuine Love must prize the past.

    It is said, a bargain cannot be set aside upon inadequacy only.

  6. Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.

    imperative · informal · transitive

    A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.

    Say he refuses. What do we do then?

    Say your family is starving and you don't have any money, is it okay to steal some food?

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

    intransitive

    You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest judge

    To this argument we shall soon have said; for what concerns it us to hear a husband divulge his household privacies?

  2. To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.

    especially · informal · transitive

    'My fifty pounds says three months after the invasion there'll be a free press in Iraq, and unmonitored internet access too.'

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