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When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so.
Solange Knowles

Meaning of "say-so" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAY-SO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAY-SO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Say-So is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAY-SO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of say-so in the English dictionary

The first definition of say-so in the dictionary is an arbitrary assertion. Other definition of say-so is an authoritative decision. Say-So is also the authority to make a final decision.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAY-SO

saxophonic
saxophonist
saxtuba
say
say a few words
say amen to
say Kaddish
say the unsayable
say when
sayable
Sayan Mountains
Saybolt universal seconds
SAYE
sayer
Sayers
sayid
saying
sayon
sayonara
sayyid

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAY-SO

also
Aso
aviso
basso
Burkina Faso
Burkina-Faso
Cardoso
El Paso
espresso
expresso
just so
more so
or so
peso
Picasso
so
so-and-so
so-so
Treviso
verso

Synonyms and antonyms of say-so in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SAY-SO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «say-so» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of say-so

Translation of «say-so» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAY-SO

Find out the translation of say-so to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of say-so from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «say-so» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

说的那么
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decir - lo
570 millions of speakers

English

say-so
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कहना तो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقول ذلك ،
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сказать - так
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dizer -so
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বলে যাতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dire - si
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Katakanlah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plazet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

と言う、そう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말을 그리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngomong-kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói như vậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவ்வாறு கருத்துக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सांगणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yani demek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asserzione gratuita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powiedzieć - tak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сказати - так
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spune - așa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λένε - έτσι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sê -so
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

säger - så
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

si -så
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of say-so

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAY-SO»

The term «say-so» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.267 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAY-SO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about say-so

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2 QUOTES WITH «SAY-SO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word say-so.
1
Solange Knowles
When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so.
2
Rachel Maddow
It used to be that we disagreed over the basic facts we were fighting over, and we had different opinions about them. Now I think we accept different sources of authority. ... And people can establish credibility on their own say-so as long as nobody follows the trail and calls them out on it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAY-SO»

Discover the use of say-so in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to say-so and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Say So: Poems
Poetry. "The title of Terence Winch's newest collection says it all: the wonderfully droll, self-deprecating, hard-hitting and deliciously comic narrator of these poems knows only too well what life exacts from us.
Dora Malech, 2010
2
If you say so, Claude
Shirley and Claude move across Texas in their covered wagon, looking for a peaceful place to settle down.
Joan Lowery Nixon, Lorinda Bryan Cauley, 1980
3
Because I Say So: The Dangerous Appeal of Moral Authority
In this provocative new book, Nikki Stern presents a version of moral authority in contemporary America that is far from benign.
Nikki Stern, 2010
4
Children & Youth Say So!: Skits, Recitations, and Poetry for ...
The third in a set of Christian Education resources that provides skits, stories, poetry, recitations, and plays that use African American history and culture.
G. Chambers, Marilyn E. Thornton, 2006
5
Well! Why didn't you say so?
While hunting for his lost dog, a little boy asks a lot of people if they've seen him but forgets to give enough information to get a good answer.
Jo Anne Wold, Unada, 1975
6
The books of Numbers and Deuteuronomy, according to the ...
Cursed (is) he that dishonoureth his father, or his mother: and all the people shall say, (So) be it. 17. Cursed (is) he that removeth (his) neighbour's boundaries; and all the people shall say, (So) be it. 18. Cursed (is) he that causeth a blind ...
‎1857
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The Holy Orthodox Bible, Vol. I, The Pentateuch
16 Cursed is the man that dishonors his father or his mother: and all the people shall say, So be it. 17 Cursed is he that removes his neighbor's landmarks; and all the people shall say, So be it. 18 Cursed is he that makes the blind to wander in ...
‎2004
8
Advancing Gender Research from the Nineteenth to the ...
Models were run separately for husbands and wives, with the dependent variables recoded for wives so that the omitted comparison category is always: '' husband has the most say-so.'' Thus, the coefficients presented for the models for men ...
Marcia Texler Segal, Vasilikie P. Demos, 2008
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The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
By you it should be understood — " Tom, if you love me, say so.'' Last Monday, at the cricket-match, No rival stood before you ; In harvest-time, for quick despatch The farmers all adore you ; And evermore your praise they sing, Though one ...
Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith, 1829
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Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Then clown black stone hoop | he rolled in the water they say. So- much water raised up they say. Then his face half covered | red- stone hoop he rolled in the water they say. So much water raised- up they say. | Then red Gan white shell hoop ...
‎1918

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAY-SO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term say-so is used in the context of the following news items.
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Surry County neighbors push for more say-so over chicken farm …
Neighbors don't have a say-so – not in Surry County or any other county in North Carolina. State law exempts large-scale farms from county zoning ordinances ... «Winston-Salem Journal, May 15»

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