What is the meaning of saying?

noun

• A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations.
  • usage: "pardon the expression"
  • synonyms: expression, locution

verb

• Express in words.
  • usage: "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
  • synonyms: state, say, tell
• Report or maintain.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: allege, aver, say
• Express a supposition.
  • usage: "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money-what would you do"
  • synonyms: suppose, say
• Have or contain a certain wording or form.
  • usage: "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say"
  • synonyms: read, say
• Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.
  • usage: "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
  • synonyms: order, tell, enjoin, say
• Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.
  • usage: "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word"
  • synonyms: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
• Communicate or express nonverbally.
  • usage: "What does this painting say"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt"
  • synonyms: say
• Utter aloud.
  • usage: "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
  • synonyms: say
• State as one's opinion or judgement; declare.
  • usage: "I say let's forget this whole business"
  • synonyms: say
• Recite or repeat a fixed text.
  • usage: "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
  • synonyms: say
• Indicate.
  • usage: "The clock says noon"
  • synonyms: say