to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
(verb) 1. Revert back; for HongKongese, the word "回歸" always refers to Hong Kong回歸 reverts back to China in July 1., 1997.