Etymological root
secgan
Old English
Words from this root(8)
say
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/seɪ/
To speak words; to tell something in speech or writing.
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hearsay
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/ˈhɪrˌseɪ/
information received from others that cannot be substantiated; rumor
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gainsay
C2+
/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
to deny or contradict; to speak against
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foresay
C2+
/fɔrˈseɪ/
to foretell or predict; to say beforehand
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saying
C2+
/ˈseɪɪŋ/
a short, well-known expression conveying a general truth
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sia
C2+
/ˈsiə/
a dialectal or archaic spelling of "say" used in northern English speech
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soothsayer
C2+
/ˈsuθseɪər/
a person who predicts the future; a seer
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unsay
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/ʌnˈseɪ/
to retract or take back something said
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