Definition of the word sayings

say·ing

 (sā′ĭng)

n.

Something, such as an adage or maxim, that is said.

Synonyms: saying, maxim, adage, saw2, aphorism
These nouns refer to concise verbal expressions setting forth wisdom or a truth. A saying is an often repeated and familiar expression: a collection of philosophical sayings. Maxim denotes particularly an expression of a general truth or a rule of conduct: «For a wise man, he seemed to me … to be governed too much by general maxims» (Edmund Burke).
Adage applies to a saying that has gained credit through long use: a gift that gave no credence to the adage, «Good things come in small packages.» Saw often refers to a familiar saying that has become trite through frequent repetition: old saws that gave little comfort to the losing team. Aphorism, denoting a concise expression of a truth or principle, implies depth of content and stylistic distinction: Few writers have coined more aphorisms than Benjamin Franklin.

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saying

(ˈseɪɪŋ)

n

a maxim, adage, or proverb

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say•ing

(ˈseɪ ɪŋ)

n.

something said, esp. a proverb or maxim.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. saying - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situationssaying — a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; «pardon the expression»

Beatitude — one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus’ (blessed); «her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'»

logion — a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels

calque, calque formation, loan translation — an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; «`superman’ is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'»

advice and consent — a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President’s powers of appointment and treaty-making

ambiguity — an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

euphemism — an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

dysphemism — an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; «his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter»

shucks — an expression of disappointment or irritation

tongue twister — an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; «`rubber baby buggy bumper’ is a tongue twister»

southernism — a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States

axiom, maxim — a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

adage, byword, proverb, saw — a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

agrapha — sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels

sumpsimus — a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression; «he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus»

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saying

noun proverb, maxim, adage, saw, slogan, gnome, dictum, axiom, aphorism, byword, apophthegm that old saying: ‘Charity begins at home’

go without saying be obvious, be understood, be taken for granted, be accepted, be self-evident, be taken as read, be a matter of course It should go without saying that you shouldn’t smoke.

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saying

noun

2. A usually pithy and familiar statement expressing an observation or principle generally accepted as wise or true:

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Translations

rčenípořekadlo

talemådeordsprog

sanonta

izreka

közmondásmondásszólásmondás

orîatiltæki; málsháttur

ことわざ

말하기

porekadlo

izrek

ordspråk

สุภาษิต

tục ngữ

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saying

[ˈseɪɪŋ] ndicton m, proverbe m
It’s just a saying → C’est juste un dicton.say-so [ˈseɪsəʊ] n
on his say-so → parce qu’il le dit
without his say-so → sans son aval

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

saying

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

say

(sei) 3rd person singular present tense says (sez) : past tense, past participle said (sed) verb

1. to speak or utter. What did you say?; She said `Yes’.

2. to tell, state or declare. She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.

3. to repeat. The child says her prayers every night.

4. to guess or estimate. I can’t say when he’ll return.

noun

the right or opportunity to state one’s opinion. I haven’t had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.

ˈsaying noun

something often said, especially a proverb etc.

have (something, *nothingetc) to say for oneself

to be able/unable to explain one’s actions etc. Your work is very careless – what have you to say for yourself?

I wouldn’t say no to

I would like. I wouldn’t say no to an ice-cream.

(let’s) say

roughly; approximately; about. You’ll arrive there in, (let’s) say, three hours.

say the word

I’m ready to obey your wishes. If you’d like to go with me, say the word.

that is to say

in other words; I mean. He was here last Thursday, that’s to say the 4th of June.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

saying

قَوْل rčení talemåde Sprichwort ρητό dicho sanonta expression izreka detto ことわざ 말하기 gezegde ordtak powiedzenie ditado popular высказывание ordspråk สุภาษิต deyim tục ngữ 说法

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A saying is any concisely written or spoken expression that is especially memorable because of its meaning or style. Sayings are categorized as follows:

  • Aphorism: a general, observational truth; «a pithy expression of wisdom or truth».[1][page needed]
    • Adage, proverb, or saw: a widely known or popular aphorism that has gained credibility by long use or tradition.
    • Apothegm: «an edgy, more cynical aphorism; such as, ‘Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.'»[2]
  • Axiom: a proposition that commends itself to general acceptance; a well-established or universally conceded principle; a maxim, rule, or law.[3]
  • Cliché or bromide: an unoriginal and overused saying.
    • Platitude: a cliché that is unsuccessfully presented as though it were meaningful, original, or effective.
  • Epigram: a clever and often poetic written saying that comments on a specific person, idea, or thing; it especially denominates such a saying that is conspicuously put at the beginning of a text.
  • Epitaph: a saying in honor of a decedent, often engraved on a headstone or plaque.
  • Epithet: a descriptive word or saying already widely associated with a specific person, idea, or thing.
  • Idiom, idiomatic phrase or, phraseme: a saying that has only a non-literal interpretation; «an expression whose meaning can’t be derived simply by hearing it, such as ‘kick the bucket.'»[2]
    • Four-character idiom:
      • Chengyu: Chinese four-character idioms
      • Sajaseong-eo: Korean form of four-character idioms
      • Yojijukugo: Japanese form of four-character idioms
  • Mantra: a religious, mystical, or other spiritual saying that is repeated, for example, in meditation.
  • Maxim: (1) an instructional expression of a general principle or rule of morality or (2) simply a synonym for «aphorism»; they include:
    • Brocard
    • Gnome
    • Legal maxim
  • Motto: a saying used frequently by a person or group to summarize its general mission.
    • Slogan: a motto with the goal of persuading.
  • Quip: a clever or humorous saying based on an observation.
  • Witticism: a saying that is clever and usually humorous and that is notable for its form or style just as much as, or more than, its meaning.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Randall, Bernice (1991). When is a Pig a Hog?: A Guide to Confoundingly Related English Words. New York: Galahad Books.
  2. ^ a b Rovin, Jeff (1994). What’s the Difference? A Compendium of Commonly Confused and Misused Words. New York: Ballantine Books.
  3. ^ Oxford English Dictionary Online, accessed 2012-04-28

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Предложения со словом «sayings»

And one of his favorite sayings is the universe is 100 percent malevolent.

Он любит говорить, что Вселенная на 100% зловредна.

It`s common knowledge that proverbs are wise and memorable sayings .

Общеизвестный факт, что пословицы — это мудрые и легко запоминающиеся высказывания.

His little girl had just turned one of his favorite sayings back on him.

Его девочка только что обернула против него его же любимое высказывание.

I try to decipher your sayings , but then the phone rings and you boot me to another zip code.

Я пытаюсь расшифровать твои высказывания, но потом звонит телефон, и ты грузишь меня другим кодом.

Granny used old words, and came out with odd, old sayings .

Бабушка вставляла в речь старые слова и странные, старинные поговорки .

All these rules and all these sayings and nicknames.

Все эти правила и все эти поговорки и прозвища.

We were beginning to have our favorite movies, songs, sayings that were ours.

У нас уже появлялись общие любимые фильмы, песни, пословицы.

But, both of these sayings — saving a fish from drowning, or saving a man from drowning — to me they had to do with intentions.

Но обе эти пословицы, о спасении тонущих рыбы и человека, по — моему, говорят о намерениях.

They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the Grand Duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.

Рассказывали о словах и поступках их командира, великого князя, анекдоты о его доброте и вспыльчивости.

Dates .. sayings .. and doings.

Даты, высказывания и события.

She uttered homely shrewd sayings , was of noble birth, and was eccentric and arbitrary.

Она изрекала простые, мудрые слова, происходила из благородной семьи и была эксцентрична и властна.

Levin tried to imagine circumstances in which both sayings might have been uttered, and the conversation on that topic dropped.

Левин постарался придумать такое положение, в котором и те и другие слова могли быть сказаны, и разговор на эту тему прекратился.

Terrible sayings with which was mingled a sort of cordial joviality.

То были страшные слова, к которым примешивалось сердечное веселье.

The tea was stored in great blue and green vases, inscribed with the nine indispensable sayings of the wise men of China.

Чай хранился в больших синих и зеленых вазах; на них были начертаны девять необходимых изречений китайских мудрецов.

He suddenly began to play restlessly, throwing off sharp little sayings like sparks from a flint, cutting off with them, as with scissors, whatever was displeasing to him.

Он вдруг беспокойно заиграл, разбрасывая, словно кремень искры, острые словечки, состригая ими, как ножницами, всё, что противоречило ему.

Why not mention these almost divinely childish sayings of kindness?

Почему не рассказать об этих детски непосредственных проявлениях почти божественной доброты?

But the Koran’s sayings … You speak Arabic, no?

Но Коран гласит — Вы говорите по — арабски, так?

You know, like in the movies where the black character’s just there to help the white guy on his journey and he mainly speaks in folksy sayings .

Ну, знаешь, когда в кино чёрный персонаж появляется, чтобы помочь белому герою в его путешествии, и ещё он говорит на каком — нибудь местном наречии.

Yet there were other sayings of theirs, which, when she reached the quiet safety of home, amused her even while they irritated her.

И все же, когда она оказалась в безопасности дома и припомнила их слова, они скорее позабавили ее, чем рассердили.

We’ve restricted all sayings on shirts.

Мы запретили любые лозунги на футболках.

You may be sure I have stored up many sayings of my own.

Будьте уверены, что у меня свои слова накопились.

I keep regular office hours if there’s any further information you might need… on sayings , common phrases, manners of speaking.

Вообще у меня есть специальные приемные часы, так что если вам нужны… еще сведения — о пословицах, поговорках и идиомах

There’s no arguing with any of the old sayings .

Нельзя спорить с этими старыми словами.

Or old-timey sayings found on grandmas’ sweatshirts.

На поговорки , вышитые на старых бабушкиных свитерах.

Say, you got quite a stock of those old sayings .

Скажите — ка! Вы прямо целый словарь пословиц и поговорок .

But the truth is, that this little school-girl, fresh from the convent, talked with exquisite penetration and uttered, at times, all sorts of true and delicate sayings .

Но, право, эта маленькая монастырка прямо со школьной скамьи, беседовала с тончайшей проницательностью и порой говорила словами истины и красоты.

This reverie sometimes caused him to utter odd sayings .

Углубленный в свои размышления, он иногда высказывал странные вещи.

Well, the group chanting of stories and sayings — so that everybody remembers the same words together — is partly a way of trying to stop things being distorted or forgotten.

Что ж, из групповых эпических песен и поговорок — так что, все вместе и каждый в отдельности помнят эти слова — отчасти из — за этого удалось избежать искажения и забвения.

The work comprises 114 sayings attributed to Jesus.

Произведение содержит 114 изречений, приписываемых Иисусу.

Others were unknown until its discovery, and a few of these run counter to sayings found in the four canonical gospels.

Другие были неизвестны до его открытия, и некоторые из них противоречат высказываниям, содержащимся в четырех канонических Евангелиях.

Parrying the eloquence of his opponents, Phocion resorted both to wise concepts and pithy sayings , which were famous in antiquity.

Парируя красноречие своих противников, Фокион прибегал как к мудрым понятиям, так и к содержательным высказываниям, которые были известны в древности.

His admirers revered his sayings as divine oracles, carried around copies of his writings, and cherished copies of his letters like the letters of an apostle.

Его почитатели почитали его изречения как божественные оракулы, носили с собой копии его писаний и лелеяли копии его писем, как послания апостола.

He was full of pleasant witty sayings , whether to great personages or to others, but he himself seldom smiled.

Он был полон приятных остроумных высказываний, обращенных то ли к великим особам, то ли к другим, но сам редко улыбался.

One of the reasons is Joan’s own sayings and another is mistranslation of Isambart’s words mentioned by Pernoud in his book.

Одна из причин — собственные высказывания Жанны, а другая — неправильный перевод слов Изамбара, упомянутых Перно в его книге.

In the ninth gate, Baḥya directly quotes sayings of the Sufis, whom he calls Perushim.

В девятых вратах бадья прямо цитирует высказывания суфиев, которых он называет Перушим.

On this reading, Kohelet’s sayings are goads, designed to provoke dialogue and reflection in his readers, rather than to reach premature and self-assured conclusions.

В этом чтении высказывания Кохеле — это стимул, призванный спровоцировать диалог и размышления у его читателей, а не сделать преждевременные и самоуверенные выводы.

For example, Thomas confirms that Jesus blessed the poor and that this saying circulated independently before being combined with similar sayings in the Q source.

Например, Фома подтверждает, что Иисус благословлял бедных и что это высказывание распространялось независимо, прежде чем быть объединенным с аналогичными высказываниями в источнике Q.

Still, the Spartans Myson of Chenae and Chilon of Sparta have traditionally been counted among the Seven Sages of Greece; both were famous for many laconic sayings .

Тем не менее, спартанцы Майсон из Чены и Хилон из Спарты традиционно считались среди семи мудрецов Греции; оба были известны многими лаконичными высказываниями.

His Maximes et Pensées, highly praised by John Stuart Mill, are, after those of La Rochefoucauld, among the most brilliant and suggestive sayings of the modern era.

Его Максимы и Пенсэ, высоко оцененные Джоном Стюартом Миллем, являются, после высказываний Ларошфуко, одними из самых блестящих и наводящих на размышления высказываний современной эпохи.

The entire libretto of the opera consists of sayings from the Gita sung in the original Sanskrit.

Все либретто оперы состоит из высказываний из Гиты, спетой на оригинальном санскрите.

He was known for his down-to-earth and often funny sayings and quotations.

Он был известен своими приземленными и часто смешными высказываниями и цитатами.

Book IV consists of Jesus’ sayings , and here Irenaeus also stresses the unity of the Old Testament and the Gospel.

Книга IV состоит из высказываний Иисуса, и здесь Ириней также подчеркивает единство Ветхого Завета и Евангелия.

In the final volume, Book V, Irenaeus focuses on more sayings of Jesus plus the letters of Paul the Apostle.

В последнем томе, книге V, Ириней сосредотачивается на большем количестве высказываний Иисуса плюс письма Апостола Павла.

This genre is characterized by sayings of wisdom intended to teach about divinity and about virtue.

Этот жанр характеризуется изречениями мудрости, предназначенными для того, чтобы учить о божественности и добродетели.

The essential thrust of Krishna’s sayings , uttered to a beloved disciple, sometimes seems to coincide with Jesus or the Bible.

Основной смысл высказываний Кришны, обращенных к любимому ученику, иногда кажется совпадающим с Иисусом или Библией.

Hawaiian mythology comprises the legends, historical tales, and sayings of the ancient Hawaiian people.

Гавайская мифология включает в себя легенды, исторические предания и поговорки древнего Гавайского народа.

Much of the Book of Proverbs, which is filled with wise sayings , is attributed to Solomon.

Большая часть книги Притчей, которая наполнена мудрыми изречениями, приписывается Соломону.

Ebert had meant these sayings as a tribute to the German soldier, but it only contributed to the prevailing feeling.

Эберт имел в виду эти слова как дань уважения немецкому солдату, но они лишь усиливали преобладающее чувство.

They are different reaction and sayings .

Это разные реакции и высказывания.

Those sayings that are adopted and used by an adequate number of people become proverbs in that society.

Те изречения, которые приняты и используются достаточным количеством людей, становятся пословицами в этом обществе.

Another painting inspired by Bruegel’s work is by the Chinese artist, Ah To, who created a painting illustrating 81 Cantonese sayings .

Еще одна картина, вдохновленная работой Брейгеля, принадлежит китайскому художнику Ах то, который создал картину, иллюстрирующую 81 Кантонскую поговорку .

Some sayings from sacred books also become proverbs, even if they were not obviously proverbs in the original passage of the sacred book.

Некоторые изречения из священных книг также становятся пословицами, даже если они явно не были пословицами в первоначальном отрывке священной книги.

One leans more on pithy sayings , & other is more technical in its explanation & is illustrated with a flowchart.

После капитуляции Японии освободители RAAF участвовали в перелете бывших военнопленных и другого персонала обратно в Австралию.

Nabeshima’s sayings would be passed down to his son and grandson and would become the basis for Tsunetomo Yamamoto’s Hagakure.

Высказывания набэсимы будут переданы его сыну и внуку и станут основой для Хагакуре Цунэтомо Ямамото.

A number of famous sayings originate from the verses of Dirghatamas.

Многие известные изречения происходят из стихов Диргхатамы.

Although the film was silent, Ranevskaya learned several sayings of Madame Loiseau in French from the original novel by Maupassant.

Хотя фильм был немым, Раневская узнала несколько высказываний мадам Луазо на французском языке из оригинального романа Мопассана.

Three of the sayings appear only in the Gospel of Luke and two only in the Gospel of John.

Три изречения встречаются только в Евангелии от Луки и два — только в Евангелии от Иоанна.

The sparsity of sayings recorded in the biblical accounts suggests that Jesus remained relatively silent for the hours he hung there.

Скудость высказываний, записанных в библейских повествованиях, позволяет предположить, что Иисус оставался относительно безмолвным в течение тех часов, когда он висел там.

Several composers have set the sayings to music.

Несколько композиторов положили эти изречения на музыку.

The seven sayings form part of a Christian meditation that is often used during Lent, Holy Week and Good Friday.

Эти семь изречений составляют часть христианской медитации, которая часто используется во время Великого поста, Страстной недели и Страстной пятницы.

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something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.

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Idioms about saying

    go without saying, to be completely self-evident; be understood: It goes without saying that you are welcome to visit us at any time.

Origin of saying

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English (gerund); see say1, -ing1

Words nearby saying

say (cry) uncle, SAYE, Sayers, sayest, say grace, saying, sayonara, say one’s piece, Sayreville, says, Say’s law

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Words related to saying

saw, statement, adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, dictum, epigram, motto, precept, truism

How to use saying in a sentence

  • In this case, the saying definitely applies, since it’s a lot harder to get the smell of sweat out of everything, than it is to stop things getting smelly in the first place.

  • Lily Peng, 37, group product manager at Google“Credit is not a zero-sum game” is a saying that Phil Nelson, one of my mentors at Google, often uses.

  • Mainstream media bias toward covering violence in protests is well studied, best encapsulated by the saying “If it bleeds, it leads.”

  • But, as the old saying goes, nothing worth having in life is truly free.

  • We’re all old enough to have grown up under the saying that politics stops at the water’s edge, and I certainly would like to see us go back to that.

  • Leapolitan responded by saying, “hopefully youll [sic] bite into a poison apple.”

  • Scalise spoke briefly, adding little of substance, saying that the people back home know him best.

  • In other words, the Air Force is saying that its drone force has been stretched to its limits.

  • For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”

  • They liked what Duke was saying and were willing to look beyond what little they knew of his past.

  • It goes without saying that Ferns of all kinds are interesting plants to grow in the garden and house.

  • She kept her eyes fixed steadily on his, saying what followed gently, calmly, yet as though another woman spoke the words.

  • But he put her gently by, saying, «I would rather be here, good Marda;» and went in and locked the door.

  • «But I can’t stop to argue about it now;» and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.

  • He heard himself saying lightly, though with apparent lack of interest: ‘How curious, Lettice, how very odd!

British Dictionary definitions for saying


noun

a maxim, adage, or proverb

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    • [sey-ing]
    • /ˈseɪ ɪŋ/
    • /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sey-ing]
    • /ˈseɪ ɪŋ/

Definitions of sayings word

  • noun sayings something said, especially a proverb or apothegm. 1
  • idioms sayings go without saying, to be completely self-evident; be understood: It goes without saying that you are welcome to visit us at any time. 1

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Origin of sayings

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English (gerund); see say1, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Sayings

sayings popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between «mom» and «screwdriver».

Synonyms for sayings

noun sayings

  • adages — a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
  • aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
  • apothegms — Plural form of apothegm.
  • articulations — Plural form of articulation.
  • axioms — Plural form of axiom.

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Crossword clues for sayings

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  • Collection of saws?
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  • «Time flies» and «money talks»
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Wiktionary

sayings

n. (plural of saying English)

Usage examples of «sayings».

We expected to have a very dull supper, but the witty sayings of that gentleman enlivened us and you cannot imagine of what follies we were guilty after partaking of some champagne punch.

You are therefore aware now that my friend was a witness of all we did and said during the first night that we spent together, but do not let that annoy you, for you pleased him in everything, in your behaviour towards me as well as in the witty sayings which you uttered to make me laugh.

As for her possession of wit, there could be no doubt on that point, for it was she who had sustained the chief part in our dialogue, and my sayings and doings were all prompted by her questions, and the persevering way in which she kept to the subject.

Charley verified the adage about little pitchers, I am sure, for she heard of more sayings and doings in a day than would have come to my ears in a month.

  • Defenition of the word saying

    • A widely known, fixed sentence, that expresses a maxim or a wisdom in a short and concise way.
    • a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; «pardon the expression»
    • a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

Synonyms for the word saying

    • adage
    • aphorism
    • axiom
    • expression
    • locution
    • maxim
    • motto
    • proverb
    • saw

Similar words in the saying

    • saying
    • saying’s
    • sayings

Hyponyms for the word saying

    • adage
    • advice and consent
    • agrapha
    • ambiguity
    • anatomical
    • anatomical reference
    • axiom
    • Beatitude
    • byword
    • calque
    • calque formation
    • catchword
    • dysphemism
    • epigram
    • euphemism
    • idiom
    • idiomatic expression
    • loan translation
    • logion
    • maxim
    • motto
    • phrasal idiom
    • phrase
    • proverb
    • quip
    • saw
    • set phrase
    • shibboleth
    • shucks
    • slogan
    • southernism
    • sumpsimus
    • tongue twister

Hypernyms for the word saying

    • language
    • oral communication
    • speech
    • speech communication
    • spoken communication
    • spoken language
    • voice communication

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    • Translation of the word in other languages bald-faced

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sayings in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sayings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sayings in a Sentence

  1. Ashima:

    There are certain sayings that ring in your head long enough to become a chant!

  2. Amy Virus:

    I do have a few sayings in my office and that’s one of them :’ what is the crisis this week’, we’re getting good at it, but it’s really a grind and we need some stability in the supply chain.

  3. Henry Louis Mencken:

    A man’s women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something akin to pity. His most gaudy sayings and doings seldom deceive them they see the actual man within, and know him for a shallow and pathetic fellow. In this fact, perhaps, lies one of the best proofs of feminine intelligence, or, as the common phrase makes it, feminine intuition.

  4. Proverb:

    A rich man’s foolish sayings pass for wise ones.

  5. Norman Douglas:

    What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes. Take fifty of our current proverbial sayings— they are so trite, so threadbare. None the less they embody the concentrated experience of the race, and the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot be far wrong. Has any man ever attained to inner harmony by pondering the experience of others? Not since the world began! He must pass through fire.

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A short, common, and easy-to-remember phrase is a saying. When class ends right before your turn to give a speech, you might use the saying, «Saved by the bell!»

Значения


v

To pronounce.



Please say your name slowly and clearly.


v

To recite.



Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?


v

To tell, either verbally or in writing.



He said he would be here tomorrow.


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v

To indicate in a written form.




The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.


v

To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.




They say «when in Rome, do as the Romans do», which means «behave as those around you do.»


v

Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.




A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.




Say he refuses. What do we do then?




Say your family is starving and you don’t have any money, is it ok to steal some food?


v

To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.


v

(of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.


n

That which is said; a statement.

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A saying is basically the same as an aphorism, an adage, or a proverb, usually offering some kind of wisdom. If you accidentally break your sister’s favorite teacup, you might think of the saying «To err is human, to forgive divine,» which means that everyone makes mistakes but only truly remarkable people are able to forgive these mistakes. You should probably also remind yourself of the saying, «Honesty is the best policy.»

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