say in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   allege  aver  say 
   
2. 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?"
   pronounce  articulate  enounce  sound out  enunciate  say 
   
3. 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"
   order  tell  enjoin  say 
   
4. have or contain a certain wording or form
   "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
   read  say 
   
5. express in words
   "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
   state  say  tell 
   
6. 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?"
   suppose  say 
   
7. communicate or express nonverbally
   "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
   say 
   
8. recite or repeat a fixed text
   "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
   say 
   
9. indicate
   "The clock says noon"
   say 
   
10. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
    "I say let's forget this whole business"
    say 
    
11. utter aloud
    "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
    say 
    

1. the chance to speak
   "let him have his say"
   say