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

The company said its decision was motivated by better market opportunities in Texas, rather than an unfavorable business environment in California.

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“I don’t believe in ghosts. I have stayed there before. I never see anything or hear anything,” Hernández said.

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She said the government justified providing inaccurate figures for the number of jobs being eliminated under its “reduction in force” orders by calling it a “fluid situation” — which she did not find convincing.

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“As soon as we became aware of actionable information, we opened an investigation,” Hamilton said.

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In Burbank, political messaging is prohibited, officials said.

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