sägen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
- saw noun A hand or power tool with a toothed or abrasive blade, used for cutting hard materials like wood or metal.
- say verb To speak words; to express something out loud or in writing.
- tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.
Senses
sägen is used for these senses in English:
- fret (transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
- rumour has it According to rumour or gossip.
- say (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- say (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- say (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- say (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- speak up (idiomatic) To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.
- tell (transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
fret — full definition
- verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
- noun One of the raised ridges across the neck of a guitar or similar instrument, used to mark finger positions.
saw — full definition
- noun A hand or power tool with a toothed or abrasive blade, used for cutting hard materials like wood or metal.
- verb To cut something using a saw, or to make a back-and-forth motion like sawing.
- noun An old saying or proverb.