Definitions

1. 1.to speak, to tell; to narrate
2. 2.to announce, to inform; to commission
3. 3.to declare (to assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically)
4. 4.to assign (to designate or set apart something for some purpose)
5. 5.to allow
6. 6.to chime in (to add to what someone is saying)
7. 7.to promise, to pledge
8. 8.to announce what will happen next
9. 9.to make a legal claim
10. 10.to join a dispute in a trial
11. 11.to claim, to admit