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💬 A proverb 🗣️ To speak
to saying

to saying

53 1.0
Using words to tell something aloud
  • verb
  • /ˈseɪɪŋ/
translation icon : 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
4 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

Shows that what was said is especially impressive or surprising

Compounds

old saying
28 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'.