Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) say (the chance to speak) "let him have his say"
Verb
S: (v) state, say, tell (express in words) "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
S: (v) allege, aver, say (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"
S: (v) suppose, say (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?"
S: (v) read, say (have or contain a certain wording or form) "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
S: (v) order, tell, enjoin, say (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"
S: (v) request (ask (a person) to do something) "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
S: (v) ask (make a request or demand for something to somebody) "She asked him for a loan"
S: (v) request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest (express the need or desire for) "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"
S: (v) transfer (move from one place to another) "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
S: (v) move, displace (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense) "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
S: (v) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say (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?"
S: (v) say (communicate or express nonverbally) "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
S: (v) say (utter aloud) "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
S: (v) say (state as one's opinion or judgement; declare) "I say let's forget this whole business"
S: (v) say (recite or repeat a fixed text) "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"