said

¹

[sed]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of say.

adjective

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

   said witness;

   said sum.

said

²

[sah-id]

noun

Islam.

1. sayyid.

said

¹

/ sɛd /

adjective

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

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of say 1

said

²

/ ˈsɑːɪd /

noun

1. a variant of sayyid

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

But officials said the departure of a drug vessel from Venezuela makes Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictatorial president labeled by the White House as a top drug kingpin, indirectly responsible.

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Riley ultimately held the performance at the Kiyomizu-dera shrine in Kyoto under what was said to be a magical July full moon.

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“They asked me for either a prescription or they wanted to know ... why I felt I needed the vaccination,” Benson said.

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Meraz said his members are “not concerned with the national stuff, they want to do the local and state law” — but ICE is looping them in anyway.

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“I think what we’re seeing is an uptick in the willingness of criminals within the community to assault officers head-on,” he said at the Aug. 26 meeting.

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