say

verbid 19617·updated Jun 3, 2026
verified

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

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Classifications

Cognitive

Understand72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Responsibility

Unclassifiedauthoritativetrigger_default_value

Automation

Unclassifiedauthoritativetrigger_default_value

Variants

synonym
allegearticulatecryorderreadstatesuppose
pasttense
sayed
presentparticiple
saying
thirdpersonsingular
says
pastparticiple
sayed

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary11 sensesview framework →
§1
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
§2
express a supposition
§3
indicate
§4
communicate or express nonverbally
§5
recite or repeat a fixed text
§6
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
§7
utter aloud
§8
express in words
§9
state as one's opinion or judgement
§10
report or maintain
§11
have or contain a certain wording or form
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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