Say
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Pronunciation
present tense: say: /seɪ/, rhymes with the letter A, & the words way, and weigh
- says: /sez/, rhymes with fez
past tense & past participle: said, /sed/, rhymes with bed
Semantics
The fourth most common verb in English (after the auxiliaries be, have, & do), it means speak or assert. (dire in French).
Syntax
Syntax requires a subject (S) and a direct object (COD), i.e. what is said. An optional indirect object (COI) (to whom it was said) is introduced with the operator/preposition "to".
- I didn't say anything.
- I didn't say anything to Lily.