+ of There have been accusations of racism in the Los Angeles police department.
+ against The accusations against Dr Jones were found to be false.
allege /э'Ыз [и T] to say publicly that someone has done something bad or illegal, even though this has not been proved + (that) Mrs Taylor alleges that she lost her job because she was pregnant, be alleged to have done sth He was alleged to have planted a bomb in the parliament building. the alleged murderer/rapist/attacker etc (=the person someone alleges is a murderer etc) The alleged terrorists are in the custody of the German police.
A Allege is used especially in newspapers ard news reports.
allegation i^Wgeij^n/ \n С usually plural] a public statement saying that someone has done something bad or illegal, but giving no proof
make an allegation He has made some serious allegations concerning the company's financial dealings. + of There were allegations of corruption in the police department. + about allegations about the senator s private life
+ that The newspaper printed allegations that politicians had been accepting bribes.
deny an allegation (=say it is false) Weimar denied allegations of financial mismanagement.
Qsay /sei [и T] especially spoken to say or write that someone has done something bad or illegal
to say something again
repeat /ri'piit/ (u T] to say something again, for example because someone did
+ (that) Are you saying I'm a liar? I His ex-wife says that he used to beat her. saying - said - have said
not hear you or understand you: Could you please repeat the question? + tKat She repeated that anyone who really needed help would get it. repeat у о arse I/ (=say something again, without realizing it) Have I told you this
before? Please stop me if I'm repeating
myself.
Qsay sth again /,sei (sth) 3'gen/ especially spoken to say something again, either because someone did not hear you or because you want to emphasize it: Sorry, would you say that again? I I've said it before and I'll say it again; I never trusted that man.
how you ask someone to say something again
Qsorry?/pardon? (also excuse me
american) /'son, pa:Tdn, ik'skjuiz mi:|l'sa:ri, 'so:ri/ spoken say this when you want to ask someone politely to repeat what they just said because you did not hear it: "It s hot today, isn't it?" "Pardon?"
A
Qwhat?/what did you say?/wot, (wot did ju: 'sei/ spoken informal say this when you did not hear what someone said, or when you are surprised by what they said: "Are you going to the bar?" "What? Oh, yes, I suppose so." I "Oh shut up!" "What did you say?"
Some people think it is rude to say what?or what did you say?
В to say something that
someone else has said
quote /kwsut/ [u I/T] to repeat exactly something that someone else has said or written, especially someone famous: He was always quoting clever sayings from Oscar Wilde's plays.
+ /rom Let me quote from the report: "6000 children die each day from curable diseases." I Phil can quote from
any Shakespeare play you mention.
quotation/kw3t}'teij>n/ |n С} a sentence or phrase from a book, poem etc. which you repeat because it is interesting or funny, or because it supports what you are saying
+ /rom Spencer began his speech with a quotation from Karl Marx.
ES to say what will happen in the future
predict /pri'dikt/ [u T] to say what you
think will happen in the future: Most of the papers are predicting an easy victory for the Dallas Cowboys. I a major earthquake that no-one had predicted + that Some experts predict that the Earth's temperatures will rise by as much as 5° over the next 20 years.
prediction /pri'dikj^n/ [n С] a statement saying what you think will happen in the future: Despite their confident predictions, sales of the new car have not been very good.
make a prediction It's too early to make any predictions about the election results.
forecast /'foirka:st||-kaest/ \v T] to publicly say what will happen in the future with the weather or with the economic or political situation, especially when you have special or technical knowledge: UK politicians are forecasting a big improvement in employment opportunities, forecast rain//ine weather/snow etc Rain is forecast for all parts of southern England tomorrow.
+ that Hardly anyone had forecast that the drought would last so long.
forecasting - forecast or forecasted - have forecast or have forecasted
forecast /'farkastl-k<est/ [л С] a public
statement saying what is likely to happen with the weather or with the economic or political situation, based on special or technical knowledge
the weather forecast (=a statement in a
newspaper, or on the TV or radio, saying what the weather will be like during the next few days) According to the weather forecast, it's going to stay hot for the rest of the week.
give/make a forecast It is impossible to give an accurate forecast of company sales 10 years from now.
n
something that someone says
remark n'ma:rk/ [n C] something that you say, for example an opinion or something you have noticed: I ignored his rude remarks about my clothes.
make a remark (=say something) Mr Hill sat down and made a few remarks about the weather.
comment /'котетЦ'ко:- [n C/U| something that you say or write, especially to
give an opinion or explanation: OK, that's what we are suggesting - does anyone have any comments9 + о о/a bout She had written some useful comments on my essay.
make a comment We were discussing
her new movie, and Jill made some interesting comments about it. Qno comment spoken (=used by politicians, business leaders etc when they do not want to publicly answer a question) "What is your view of the affair, Prime Minister?" "No comment."
Qthing to say /вщ to set especially
spoken a strange/stupid/horrible etc thing to say a remark that is strange, stupid etc What an awful thing to say about your mother! t / said I was crazy about her. J know it was a silly thing to say.