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they say

they say phrase: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see they, say.

Phrase

they say

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see they, say.
    • They said the house was haunted.
  2. Used to introduce a statement as common knowledge. (This entry is a translation hub.)
    • They say the number 13 is unlucky.
    • Take the worst with the best, there's Grimaldi the souldier, a very well-timbred fellow: they say he is a Roman, Nephew to the Duke Mount Ferratto; they say he did good service in the warrs against the Millanoys.c. 1626 or 1629–1633 (first performance), [John Ford], ’Tis Pitty Shee’s a Whore […], London: […] Nicholas Okes for Richard Collins, […], published 1633, →OCLC, Act I
    Synonyms:
    it is commonly said, people say, people in general say, a common saying is

they say meaning in Tamil

they say in Tamil

ஆம்

Synonyms of they say

  • it is commonly said
  • people say
  • people in general say
  • a common saying is

Questions about they say

What does they say mean?
They say means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see they, say.
What is they say in Tamil?
They say in Tamil is ஆம். See They say meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is they say?
They say is a phrase.

Words near they say in the dictionary

  1. they
  2. they don't make them like that anymore
  3. they don't make them like they used to
  4. they hate us 'cause they ain't us
  5. they hit the Pentagon
  6. they say
  7. they should have sent a poet
  8. they'd
  9. they'd've
  10. they'da
  11. they'l

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: they say (page history and authors); they say (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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