Are you trying to hyphenate says? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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The chance to speak Let him have his say |
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Express in words He said that he wanted to marry her Tell me what is bothering you State your opinion State your name |
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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 |
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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? |
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Have or contain a certain wording or form The passage reads as follows What does the law say? |
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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 |
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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? |
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Communicate or express nonverbally What does this painting say? Did his face say anything about how he felt? |
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Utter aloud She said `Hello' to everyone in the office |
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State as one's opinion or judgement Declare I say let's forget this whole business |
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Recite or repeat a fixed text Say grace She said her `Hail Mary' |
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Indicate The clock says noon |