"say grace" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-say grace.ogg [Australia] Forms: says grace [present, singular, third-person], saying grace [participle, present], said grace [participle, past], said grace [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|say<,,said> grace}} say grace (third-person singular simple present says grace, present participle saying grace, simple past and past participle said grace)
  1. (idiomatic) To recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time. Wikipedia link: grace (prayer) Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Prayer, Talking Synonyms: give thanks, say a blessing Translations (say a prayer of thanks): تَلَا صَلاةَ المائِدة (talā ṣalāta l-māʔida) (Arabic), lukea ruokarukous (Finnish), dire le bénédicité (French), das Tischgebet sprechen (German), altaigh (Irish), rendere grazie (Italian), dar graças (Portuguese), проче́сть моли́тву [пе́ред едо́й] (alt: pročéstʹ molítvu & jedój]) [perfective] (Russian), bendecir la mesa (Spanish), dar gracias (Spanish), be bordsbön (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-say_grace-en-verb-fuwrwh1m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates

Inflected forms

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