"say the word" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: says the word [present, singular, third-person], saying the word [participle, present], said the word [participle, past], said the word [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|say<,,said> the word}} say the word (third-person singular simple present says the word, present participle saying the word, simple past and past participle said the word)
  1. (idiomatic) To indicate that it is time to perform an action; to give permission. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-say_the_word-en-verb-NnLq1Fq~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "says the word",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saying the word",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "said the word",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "said the word",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "say<,,said> the word"
      },
      "expansion": "say the word (third-person singular simple present says the word, present participle saying the word, simple past and past participle said the word)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1895, Thomas Hardy, chapter 3, in Jude the Obscure:",
          "text": "\"I wish—When shall we have courage to marry, Jude?\"\n\"Whenever you have it, I think I shall. It remains with you entirely, dear. Only say the word, and it's done.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1921, Edgar Wallace, chapter 6, in The Black:",
          "text": "\"A primitive fellow. I'll kick him out if you say the word, my dear.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 May 31, Brian Glanville, “Trevor Ford: Welsh soccer star who gave and took hard knocks”, in Guardian, retrieved 2020-08-29:",
          "text": "\"[I]f there's anything I can do to help you make the grade, just say the word.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 December 9, Tyler Kepner, “The Yankees Will Always Be the Yankees, to the Delight of Only Some”, in New York Times, retrieved 2020-08-29:",
          "text": "\"What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To indicate that it is time to perform an action; to give permission."
      ],
      "id": "en-say_the_word-en-verb-NnLq1Fq~",
      "links": [
        [
          "perform an action",
          "take action"
        ],
        [
          "permission",
          "permission"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To indicate that it is time to perform an action; to give permission."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "say the word"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "says the word",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saying the word",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "said the word",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "said the word",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "say<,,said> the word"
      },
      "expansion": "say the word (third-person singular simple present says the word, present participle saying the word, simple past and past participle said the word)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1895, Thomas Hardy, chapter 3, in Jude the Obscure:",
          "text": "\"I wish—When shall we have courage to marry, Jude?\"\n\"Whenever you have it, I think I shall. It remains with you entirely, dear. Only say the word, and it's done.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1921, Edgar Wallace, chapter 6, in The Black:",
          "text": "\"A primitive fellow. I'll kick him out if you say the word, my dear.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 May 31, Brian Glanville, “Trevor Ford: Welsh soccer star who gave and took hard knocks”, in Guardian, retrieved 2020-08-29:",
          "text": "\"[I]f there's anything I can do to help you make the grade, just say the word.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 December 9, Tyler Kepner, “The Yankees Will Always Be the Yankees, to the Delight of Only Some”, in New York Times, retrieved 2020-08-29:",
          "text": "\"What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To indicate that it is time to perform an action; to give permission."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perform an action",
          "take action"
        ],
        [
          "permission",
          "permission"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To indicate that it is time to perform an action; to give permission."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "say the word"
}

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