said

¹ American  

[sed] / sɛd /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of say.

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adjective

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

   said witness;

   said sum.

said ² American  

[sah-id] / ˈsɑ ɪd /

noun

Islam.

1. sayyid.

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said ¹ British  

/ sɛd /

adjective

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

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verb

1. the past tense and past participle of say 1

said ² British  

/ ˈsɑːɪd /

noun

1. a variant of sayyid

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said Idioms  

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of said

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective

Example Sentences

When speaking of his time at Anthropic in a note to colleagues posted on his X account, he said: “I’ve repeatedly seen how hard it is to truly let our values govern our actions.”

From MarketWatch

Higher oil prices have been a major tailwind for the energy sector, said Rob Thummel, senior portfolio manager at Tortoise Capital.

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Large shares of skiers from Finland, Italy and France are using Nomio, and the company has a collaboration with the Swedish Biathlon Association, a company representative said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new labeling doesn’t include risk statements related to cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and probable dementia, the FDA said Thursday.

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Jason Robins, the chief executive of DraftKings, has said that “people who are doing this for profit are not the players we want.”

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