dire.
to utter (produce (speech or other sounds) with one's voice)
Meaning & usage
to utter (produce (speech or other sounds) with one's voice)
to recite
to say, tell, utter
to say, tell, utter to talk about, discuss
to say (indicate in a written form)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of soggiungere (“to add”)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of continuare (“to continue”)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of rispondere (“to reply”)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of confessare (“to confess”)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of dichiarare (“to claim”)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of raccontare (“to tell, relate, report”)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of affermare (“to declare, assert”)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of suggerire (“to suggest, clue”)
used as a generic synonym for certain verbs: synonym of credere (“to believe, assume”)
to mean
to express a concept with the proper word in a given language
to speak
to announce the wedding of
domani vi dirò in chiesa
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”).
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Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”).
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