Used in a Sentence

says

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for says.

Editorial note

It says it's completely vegan but they say the Isomaltulose is from honey?

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To try; to assay.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of says gathered in one view.

verb

To try; to assay.

verb

(transitive) To pronounce.

verb

(transitive) To recite.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for says.

verb

To try; to assay.

verb

(transitive) To pronounce.

verb

(transitive) To recite.

verb

(transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.

Example sentences

1

It says it's completely vegan but they say the Isomaltulose is from honey?

2

It says, for example, that 1 in 1.34 (ie, only about 75%) of all browsers have cookies enabled.

3

TFA says they have invested at about 100 campuses, but about 250 were already part of Internet2 in 2013.

4

The site says that Hillary is never going to give us up or let us down.

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But with your real name and with some added characters at the end of your twitter-handle, because the algorithm says so.

6

He says it isn't being pushed because there isn't any industry behind it, but that seems to be begging the question.

7

Please note the bad collision detection at 0:51 when the player walks through the cube, right as the speaker says that.

8

That also says there are high-end washing machines which filter an re-use the water.

9

Paul Chek claims this, and says some are protein types, some are carb types.

10

The article you linked says that Perls heard it while meeting Einstein in person.

11

I just add a sweater, but then my girlfriend says that I have the fashion sense of a mule.

12

The bit where the state says they'll punish you if you don't comply---if you don't stop talking about the things they want kept quiet?

Quote examples

1

>“It turns out that the one-eyed view of the world is deceptive,” says McKee.

2

Are you referring to the form that says "Don't have an Autodesk ID?

3

For instance, when you visit the page for Article X on news site Y, maybe Y's response includes a header that says it requests a donation, with some suggested value like "10 cents".

4

GPLv3 explicitly says that you can link to the source being available elsewhere ("may be on a different server (operated by you or a third party)"), but if that server goes down, you have to come up with a new link.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use says in a sentence?

It says it's completely vegan but they say the Isomaltulose is from honey?

What does says mean?

To try; to assay.

What part of speech is says?

says is commonly used as verb.