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Definitioner

1. Udsagnsord

   Enten mundtligt eller skriftligt.

   Eksempler

   • He said he would be here tomorrow.
   • She says she is tired.
2. Udsagnsord

   At udtale.

   Eksempler

   • Please say your name slowly.
   • How do you say this word?
3. Udsagnsord

   At recitere.

   Eksempler

   • Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
   • The children say a prayer before dinner.
4. Udsagnsord

   At tale, at udtale sig, at svare eller at svare.

   Eksempler

   • I disagree, she said.
   • What do you say about this idea?
5. Udsagnsord

   At angive i en skriftlig form.

   Eksempler

   • The sign says it is 50 kilometres to Paris.
   • What time does the clock say?
6. Udsagnsord

   At have et fælles udtryk; anvendes i ental passiv stemme eller flertal aktiv stemme for at angive et rygte eller velkendt faktum.

   Eksempler

   • They say practice makes perfect.
   • It is said that the castle is haunted.
7. Udsagnsord

   Antag, antage; bruges til at markere et eksempel, antagelse eller hypotese.

   Eksempler

   • A holiday somewhere warm, Florida, say, would be nice.
   • Say he refuses. What do we do then?
8. Udsagnsord

   At satse som en indsats på et resultat; i forlængelse, bruges til at udtrykke tro på et resultat af taleren.

   Eksempler

   • I say he will be late, just watch.
   • My money says our team wins.
9. Navneord

   En chance for at tale; ret eller magt til at påvirke eller træffe en beslutning.

   Eksempler

   • Everyone should have a say in the final decision.
   • The children had no say in the matter.
10. biord

    For eksempel eller lad os antage.

    Eksempler

    • Pick a color they might like, say, blue.
    • He was driving fast, say, fifty miles per hour.