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🗣️ To speak 💬 A proverb
to saying

to saying

∞ 1.0
Using words to tell something aloud
  • verb
  • /ˈseɪɪŋ/
: decir
  • During the meeting, she was saying all the right things to reassure everyone.
  • I'm saying
  • You're saying
  • just saying

And I still hear people saying save money.

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Examples

  • Yeah, but you're saying that he's pretty good.

    H3 Podcast

  • And that's what I keep saying just keep moving.

    Evan Carmichael

  • And I still hear people saying save money.

    The Rich Dad Channel

  • So it's very, very close to saying I will.

  • So your left brain is saying OK cool.

    Evan Carmichael

  • Let me begin by saying, wow, what a year.

  • People I keep saying people vote with their feet.

  • Shane texts me saying that his car broke down.

  • I'M JUST SAYING IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

    Hounds of War (2024)

  • YOU CAN'T TELL ME YOU BELIEVE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT ME?

    Death to Smoochy (2002)

Synonyms

speaking
vsto saying
83 1.0

The act of talking to other people, for example giving a speech

refers to a single expression or statement rather than an ongoing speech act

Idioms

to go without saying
  • Informal
38 3.9

So obvious that people do not need to say it

that's saying something
  • Informal
7 7.7

Shows that what was said is especially impressive or surprising

Compounds

old saying
70 2.8

A short traditional phrase that gives advice or a general truth

Surface Forms

saying present participle
say infinitive
says third person singular
said past
said past participle

Morphology

saying = say (transparent) = say + ing

Present participle/gerund formation from the verb 'say' with the regular suffix '-ing'; meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Saying is the -ing form of say, from an old English word secgan meaning 'to tell'. So it simply means 'speaking' or 'expressing something in words'.