"says" meaning in All languages combined

See says on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /sɛz/ [verb], /seɪz/ [verb], /seɪz/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-says.wav [UK], en-us-says.ogg [US]
enPR: sĕz [noun], sāz [noun] Rhymes: -ɛz, -eɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} says
  1. plural of say Tags: form-of, plural Form of: say
    Sense id: en-says-en-noun-zBd~lxXN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saies [obsolete], sais [nonstandard], saith, sayeth [archaic]

Verb [English]

IPA: /sɛz/ [verb], /seɪz/ [verb], /seɪz/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-says.wav [UK], en-us-says.ogg [US]
enPR: sĕz [noun], sāz [noun] Rhymes: -ɛz, -eɪz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} says
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of say Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: say
    Sense id: en-says-en-verb-0dd10PJE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saies [obsolete], sais [nonstandard], saith, sayeth [archaic]

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for says meaning in All languages combined (3.5kB)

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