say

the chance to speak

“let him have his say”

express in words

“He said that he wanted to marry her”

“tell me what is bothering you”

“state your opinion”

“state your name”

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”

“They say that there was a traffic accident”

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?”

have or contain a certain wording or form

“The passage reads as follows”

“What does the law 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”

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?”