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

British tourists Joe and Lucy said the increased police presence reassured them.

From BBC

“Given the circumstances surrounding the fires, many families were forced to relocate to areas that had not been affected,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“When I am mayor, I will work every day to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe—on our streets, our subways, at shul, in every moment of every day,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 15 years of DJing weddings across Vermont, Evan LeCompte said he hasn’t seen any changes in attendees’ engagement with dancing or the excitement around it.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s been a very deliberate plan to put marketing dollars behind the cars that are being produced in the U.S.,” said Chief Financial Officer Jérémie Papin in a recent interview.

From The Wall Street Journal