said 1 of 2

verb

Definition of saidnext
past tense of say
1
as in told
to express (a thought or emotion) in words why don't you just say what's on your mind?

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2
as in expressed
to convey in appropriate or telling terms I'm not quite sure how to say this, but that's the worst essay I've ever read

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3
as in recited
to give from memory say your prayers

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4
as in assumed
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof let's say, for the sake of argument, that this is true

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said

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adjective

ˈsed How to pronounce said (audio)
as in aforementioned
mentioned previously with said guidebook in hand, we set off to explore the city

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Recent Examples of said
Verb
The report said Jeanie Buss, Janie Buss and Joey Buss will be responsible for enacting the actual sale. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Jen Gauthier, Raytheon’s vice president for Naval Systems & Sustainment, said the demonstration supports faster development of autonomous undersea capabilities. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Adjective
Instead, Andrea struck up a surprising romance with Garrett (Riley Green), which was met with mixed reviews from said fans. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 The models specifically reproduced how said particles would interact with the expanding shell of material shrugged off by the supernova's dying progenitor star. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for said
Recent Examples of Synonyms for said
  1. told
  2. expressed
  3. recited
  4. assumed
  5. aforementioned
  6. talked
  7. stated
  8. memorized
Verb
  • Dallas appellate attorney David Coale, who has handled appeals for decades, told CBS News Texas after the trial that Anthony's team could have several strong arguments over whether the trial was handled correctly.
    — CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly an hour after Nolan was last seen, friends on one of the boats noticed its bilge pump had failed and water was rapidly filling the hull, Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik, attorneys for the friends, told CNN.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of told
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  • Inde Navarrette, who had expressed interest in Mystique, was a surprise reveal as Rogue.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In the post’s caption, Love expressed her desire to return to the stage.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressed
Verb
  • Enslaved people recited his poetry at posh parties thrown by their masters.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By noon, Taylor recited a dozen names of people from Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela who failed to show up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of recited
Verb
  • Control of South Korean troops was assumed by United Nations Command, and in 1978, by the Combined Forces Command (CFC), which has always been led by an American general.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This meant that they were designed to administer large, complicated, stable programs through careful planning and centralized control and that the problems they were supposed to address were assumed to be known in advance.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of assumed
Adjective
  • The specs reflected that, with the aforementioned A18 Pro and a universal 8GB of memory across the portfolio.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The aforementioned press conference in real time gives way to footage of the same conference from a TV mounted to the ceiling.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of aforementioned
Verb
  • During our conversation immediately after the hearing, Bartos talked far less about geopolitics than about organizational behavior.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Payton has talked routinely in camp about Coleman being further along than other first-year backs in his ability to grasp pass-protection responsibilities.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • Dining out, unless it is clearly stated as a treat for a birthday or anniversary, is always dutch treat, no matter who suggested it or who made the reservations.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Chicago Fire Department paramedics took the man to a hospital, the memo stated, where Holden and Brown were among a group of officers who assembled in the man’s hospital room.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stated
Verb
  • Others are employing the old-fashioned strategy deployed by their parents, strutting up to storefronts with resume in hand and elevator pitch memorized.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For all the public, open source repos where most of the benchmarks are run, every single model has basically memorized the repo.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
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