say to oneself

verb

To say (a statement) aloud without any audience; to say while talking to oneself.

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Meanings

verbsay to oneself (third-person singular simple present says to oneself, present participle saying to oneself, simple past and past participle said to oneself)

present singular third person says to oneself · participle present saying to oneself · participle past said to oneself · past said to oneself

  1. transitiveTo say (a statement) aloud without any audience; to say while talking to oneself.
  2. transitiveTo 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

Translations

Finnish sanoa itselleen
  • sanoa itselleento think a statement
French se dire
  • se direto think a statement
Polish mówić do siebie, powiedzieć do siebie
  • mówić do siebieto think a statement
  • powiedzieć do siebieto think a statement
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APA

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MLA

“say to oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20to%20oneself. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “say to oneself,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20to%20oneself.

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