Meanings
verbsay grace (third-person singular simple present says grace, present participle saying grace, simple past and past participle said grace)
present singular third person says grace · participle present saying grace · participle past said grace · past said grace
- idiomaticChristianityTo recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time.
Synonyms: give thanks, say a blessing
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time.
Similar
give thankssay a blessing
Translations
Arabic تَلَا صَلاةَ المائِدة
- تَلَا صَلاةَ المائِدة (talā ṣalāta l-māʔida)say a prayer of thanks
Finnish lukea ruokarukous
- lukea ruokarukoussay a prayer of thanks
French dire le bénédicité
- dire le bénédicitésay a prayer of thanks
German das Tischgebet sprechen
- das Tischgebet sprechensay a prayer of thanks
Irish altaigh
- altaighsay a prayer of thanks
Italian rendere grazie
- rendere graziesay a prayer of thanks
Polish odmawiać modlitwę, odmówić modlitwę
- odmawiać modlitwęsay a prayer of thanks
- odmówić modlitwęsay a prayer of thanks
Portuguese dar graças
- dar graçassay a prayer of thanks
Russian проче́сть моли́тву [пе́ред едо́й]
- проче́сть моли́тву [пе́ред едо́й]say a prayer of thanks
Spanish bendecir la mesa, dar gracias
- bendecir la mesasay a prayer of thanks
- dar graciassay a prayer of thanks
Swedish be bordsbön
- be bordsbönsay a prayer of thanks
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APA
say grace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20grace
MLA
“say grace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20grace. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “say grace,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20grace.
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