says
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
An inflected form of say · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 315 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 64,391 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.031% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the chance to speak let him have his say
says in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I entreat you, nay, I command you, (says he) to desist from these intentions.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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The Skipper says that he's heard that the persecution of the Jews has just begun again.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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It was easy to see the old man was scared, just as his niece says he was last night.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Why should he take such a poor girl as you by the hand, as your letter says he has done twice?
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded · Samuel Richardson · Chapter 1
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He says the original trouble which led to the lynching was a quarrel between Biscoe and a white man about a debt.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1