SAYING

To pronounce.

Example: "Please say your name slowly and clearly."

To recite.

Example: "Martha, will you say the pledge of allegiance?"

To tell, either verbally or in writing.

Example: "He said he would be here tomorrow."

To indicate in a written form.

Example: "The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to paris."

To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.

Example: "They say "when in rome, do as the romans do", which means "behave as those around you do.""

Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.

Example: "A holiday somewhere warm – florida, say – would be nice."

To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

(of a possession, especially money) to bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.

To try; to assay.