гова́ривать

verb, imperfective

Very rarely used word (top 20,000)

to used to say, to used to speak, to often say, to often speak
Example:
Он гова́ривал, что счастье не в деньгах.
He used to say that happiness is not in money.

Examples

Так мой де́душка гова́ривал.My grandfather used to say that.

Imperative
ты	гова́ривай
вы	гова́ривайте

Active present	говаривающий	accustomed to speaking, talkative, chatty
Active past	гова́ривавший	who used to speak, who habitually spoke, speaking habitually
Passive present	говариваемый	often spoken of, commonly spoken
Passive past	-
Gerund present	гова́ривая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	говаривав говаривавши	while doing (past)