different between saying vs statement
saying
English
Etymology
say +? -ing
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?se???/
- Rhymes: -e???
- Hyphenation: say?ing
Verb
saying
- present participle of say
Noun
saying (plural sayings)
- A proverb or maxim.
- (obsolete) That which is said; a statement.
- c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale
- And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,
Howe'er you lean to th' nayward.
- And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,
- c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale
Synonyms
- maxim, proverb, saw, expression
- See also Thesaurus:saying
Translations
Further reading
- saying in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- saying in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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statement
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ste?tm(?)nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ste?tm?nt/
- Rhymes: -e?tm?nt
- Hyphenation: state?ment
Etymology 1
From state +? -ment.
Noun
statement (plural statements)
- A declaration or remark.
- A presentation of opinion or position.
- (finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
- (computing) An instruction in a computer program.
- 1989, M. K. Roy, Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, COBOL Programming (page 174)
- However, it is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure that the control ultimately reaches the last statement of the range.
- 1989, M. K. Roy, Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, COBOL Programming (page 174)
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:statement
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented.
Verb
statement (third-person singular simple present statements, present participle statementing, simple past and past participle statemented)
- (transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
See also
- Special education in England on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- statement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- statement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- tentmates, testament
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