Synonyms

said

¹ American

[sed] / sɛd /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of say.

adjective

Chiefly Law. named or mentioned before; aforesaid; aforementioned.

said witness;
said sum.

said ² American

[sah-id] / ˈsɑ ɪd /

noun

Islam.

sayyid.

said ¹ British

/ sɛd /

adjective

(prenominal) (in contracts, pleadings, etc) named or mentioned previously; aforesaid

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verb

the past tense and past participle of say 1

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said ² British

/ ˈsɑːɪd /

noun

a variant of sayyid

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said Idioms

see easier said than done; enough said; no sooner said than done; when all's said and done; you said it. Also see under say.

Etymology

Origin of said

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective

Example Sentences

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Part of what’s appealing about snail mail, she said, is remembering that “it’s really nice to devote your entire attention to something.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Iranians understand that the key sensitivity to the U.S. is the price of oil. They’re trying to increase the price,” said Gregory Brew, a senior analyst at the Eurasia Group.

From The Wall Street Journal

This has long-term implications, regardless of whoever is actually in power in Iran,” Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the United Arab Emirates president, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas and our allies throughout the world,” he said in a recorded statement Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

“I begged them to not go outside and to leave the house with us to another area of Tehran,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

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