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say again

say again phrase: "What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.

Phrase

say again

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) "What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.
    • I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. Please say again?
  2. (procedure word) To repeat part of or entire message transmitted over the radio, used instead of "repeat" which is an artillery procedure word.
    • Bravo Six, say again, over.
    • Bravo Actual, I say again: Eight foot mobiles moving east, over.

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Questions about say again

What does say again mean?
Say again means "What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.
What part of speech is say again?
Say again is a phrase.

Words near say again in the dictionary

  1. saxtuba
  2. saxtubas
  3. saxum
  4. say
  5. say aah
  6. say again
  7. Say blister beetle
  8. Say blister beetles
  9. say bo to a goose
  10. say boo
  11. say boo to a goose

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