says

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of say.

   The report says nothing about who approved the spending.

   Whoever says that clearly hasn't read the instructions.

   Note

   The form that agrees with he, she, it or a singular noun. It often has no speaker at all, because writing can say things too: the sign says closed, the report says nothing. Two uses of say avoid this form. Common talk is reported with they say or it is said, not with says. The informal 'suppose' use (say, ten people) never takes the ending either.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of say.

   Note

   A plural that can belong to more than one noun spelled say. Most often it counts chances to speak or to influence a decision, as in giving each member their own say. It can also count varieties of say, a fine cloth like serge. In Scotland it can count milk strainers. Older senses of say, meaning a trial, assay or attempt, form their plural the same way.

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