say to oneself en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) To say (a statement) aloud without any audience; to say while talking to oneself.
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(transitive) To think (a statement); to reflect (that).
"The Northern Heights at last," you say to yourself, hastily closing the carriage window because the Yorkshire coal used by the Eastern Region and its predecessors makes their tunnels more sulphurous than any we know.
1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 704:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| says to oneself | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| said to oneself | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| said to oneself | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| saying to oneself | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
fr se dire (to think a statement) · pl mówić do siebie (to think a statement) · fi sanoa itselleen (to think a statement) · pl powiedzieć do siebie (to think a statement)