say-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: an agent expresses or communicates a concept through words

Commentary: NP {+agent] SAY SComp/MP

Examples:
He said that he wanted to marry her.
He says he is innocent.
I say we forget the whole thing.
I said to forget the whole thing.
She said 'no' and left us standing there.
The teacher said the student had to go to the principal's office.
Will you please say grace for us?
We said farewell to our family and friends as we embarked on our mission.

Mappings:
VerbNet: say-37.7-1-1
FrameNet: Statement,Text_creation
PropBank: say.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 9, 8, 5, 10
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
say_farewell 1

Sense Number 2: to indicate something through a physical, non-verbal medium

Examples:
Jackson Pollock's paintings say nothing to me.
The clock said noon when they arrived at the inn.
Does the fuel gauge say empty?
His eyes said farewell.

Mappings:
VerbNet: indicate-78-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: say.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7, 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
say_farewell 1

Sense Number 3: express a supposition; usually occurs with the expression 'let us'

Commentary: (LET US) SAY SComp

Examples:
Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
Let us say that Colonel Mustard committed the murder in the library with the candlestick.
Say you had a free ticket to Europe. Where would you go?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Statement
PropBank: say.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a written document's specific wording

Commentary: NP [-animate] SAY NP/SComp

Examples:
Does that statute say anything about what constitutes malpractice?
The poker handbook says a flush beats a full house.
The article says the following about diving on Grand Cayman.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Text_creation
PropBank: say.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: physical act of articulating or pronouncing speech sounds

Examples:
I can't say Danish vowels very well.
Try to say 'she sells sea shells by the sea shore' fast, three times.
Can that child say two-syllable words yet?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Spelling_and_pronouncing
PropBank: say.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6