said

¹

[ sed ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of say ¹.

adjective

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

   said witness;

   said sum.

said

²

[ sah-id ]

noun

, Islam.

1. sayyid.

said

¹

/ ˈsɑːɪd /

noun

1. a variant of sayyid

said

²

/ sɛd /

adjective

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

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of say 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of said¹

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective

Idioms and Phrases

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 .

Example Sentences

The first is a company with a large site with many individuals responsible for the upkeep of the said site.

From Search Engine Watch

Rioters ripped down fences, threw all manner of objects at the police including flags, bottles and metal poles from said fences, scaled the stairs and climbed scaffolding.

From Fortune

The company then ran into financial difficulties that led to its filing for bankruptcy protection in March, before emerging from said bankruptcy in July thanks to a deal funded in part by the UK government, and in part by Bharti Global.

From TechCrunch

Other features include the ability to share watch faces online or with friends, and download apps on said watch faces that you may not have installed on your watch or phone.

From Time

Nook then charges you for the privilege of turning said island into a real community, sending you off on various quests and tasks to earn points.

From Time

And without physical evidence, cases often come down to “he said/she said.”

From The Daily Beast

No he-said-she-said, no muffled sounds through the dorm ceiling, no “Maybe he has other issues.”

From The Daily Beast

Accuse him of lying, it just gets his back up, and he gets all righteous, and it's just he said/he said.

From The Daily Beast

In a he said/she said, Ramin Setoodeh and Maria Elena Fernandez debate the merits of the latest Spidey adaptation.

From The Daily Beast

The case was still a she-said-he-said as the victim took the stand.

From The Daily Beast

A good plan for the "he-said" girl is to take her father as her ideal, and hero and lover.

From Project Gutenberg

The truth of this is not to be gain-said, but it is the utterance of an engineer who judges the merit of a thing by its utility.

From Project Gutenberg

Close by the entrance stood a booth festooned with lamps and lanterns of every sort, with above it scrawled "Aladdin-Ibn-Said."

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Vivian said-you know what she's like when she's in a hurry.

From Project Gutenberg

"I s-s-said y-you," corrected Master Sturtevant, rising and taking a few cautious steps to test the state of his legs.

From Project Gutenberg