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said 1 [ sed ] SHOW IPA
/ sɛd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb
simple past tense and past participle of say1 . adjective
Chiefly Law . named or mentioned before; aforesaid ; aforementioned: said witness; said sum.
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[ sah -id ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɑ ɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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How to use said in a sentence The first is a company with a large site with many individuals responsible for the upkeep of the said site.
Rioters ripped down fences, threw all manner of objects at the police including flags, bottles and metal poles from said fences, scaled the stairs and climbed scaffolding.
The company then ran into financial difficulties that led to its filing for bankruptcy protection in March, before emerging from said bankruptcy in July thanks to a deal funded in part by the UK government, and in part by Bharti Global.
Other features include the ability to share watch faces online or with friends, and download apps on said watch faces that you may not have installed on your watch or phone.
Nook then charges you for the privilege of turning said island into a real community, sending you off on various quests and tasks to earn points.
And without physical evidence, cases often come down to “he said /she said .”
No he-said -she-said , no muffled sounds through the dorm ceiling, no “Maybe he has other issues.”
Accuse him of lying, it just gets his back up, and he gets all righteous, and it's just he said /he said .
In a he said /she said , Ramin Setoodeh and Maria Elena Fernandez debate the merits of the latest Spidey adaptation.
The case was still a she-said -he-said as the victim took the stand.
A good plan for the "he-said " girl is to take her father as her ideal, and hero and lover.
The truth of this is not to be gain-said , but it is the utterance of an engineer who judges the merit of a thing by its utility.
Close by the entrance stood a booth festooned with lamps and lanterns of every sort, with above it scrawled "Aladdin-Ibn-Said ."
Miss Vivian said -you know what she's like when she's in a hurry.
"I s-s-said y-you," corrected Master Sturtevant, rising and taking a few cautious steps to test the state of his legs.
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British Dictionary definitions for said (1 of 2)
adjective
(prenominal) (in contracts, pleadings, etc) named or mentioned previously; aforesaid
verb
the past tense and past participle of say 1 British Dictionary definitions for said (2 of 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with said
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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