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

"He's giving us all the reasons to play, another reason to put him there," said the Arsenal boss.

From BBC

“We voted Trump in, and his idea is to stop all this s**t, and hopefully he can do that,” Rogan said.

From Salon

George Henry, head of road safety and road policy for Transport Scotland, said the conditions had been "challenging".

From BBC

Speaking to the BBC, he said he thought of himself as too old to be called a lookalike but friends had always said he resembled the hero of Steven Knight's hit series.

From BBC

The woman's identity was not revealed, and it was unclear how or when she is said to have died.

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