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

Explanation

The word said is the past tense of the verb "say," but it can also be used as an adjective to refer to something that has been previously introduced. Although said is most commonly used as the past tense of the verb say, its use as an adjective comes mainly in legal and business writing. In that vein, the word offers a reference to something that was mentioned earlier. The judge may tell you that if you can't provide said evidence, your case will be dismissed. That evidence was mentioned before. If you don't know what the said example is, you must not have been paying attention.

Example Sentences

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said

“I think saying, ‘Hey, we want to review stuff for’—whatever it is—30 or 60 days, it may not sound like that much,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

In his own life, Zuckerberg said he uses AI to pull recipes together and order all the ingredients needed to bake with his 3-year-old daughter every weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“So far, I think that all the work around AI has net created a lot of jobs because there’s all this infrastructure that needs to get created,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The London-based bank also said that it aimed for return on tangible equity to exceed 15% in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

I asked how she lost her gift, and she said it was grown-up stuff and she didn’t want to talk about it.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold