Definitions
1.verbTo pronounce."Please say your name slowly and clearly."
2.verbTo recite."Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?"
3.verbTo tell, either verbally or in writing."He said he would be here tomorrow."
4.verbTo indicate in a written form."The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris."
5.verbTo have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact."They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do.""
6.verbSuppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis."A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice."
7.verbTo speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
8.verb(of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
9.verbTo try; to assay.
10.nounA proverb or maxim.
11.nounThat which is said; a statement.