said

UK /sɛd/ US /sɛd/

name 2adj 1det 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.

The said party has denied the charges.

How nicely we could manage without the said railway, now the great hobby of our Teviotdale lairds, if we could by any process of conjuration waft to Abbotsford some of the coal and lime from Lochore...

det

Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.

Said party has denied the charges.

name

A male given name from Arabic.

A surname from Arabic.

Collocations

ADJ.

fragile, good, idiotic, same, true, understood

He said the same thing to me last week about moving to California.

VERB + SAID

manage, surprise, trust

I was surprised when she said she didn't trust him anymore.

SAID + NOUN

anything, hamlet, it's, railway, thing, tom, you'd

She said nothing about the railway accident until the police arrived.

PREP.

with, without

She said with a smile that she would help us finish the project.

ADV.

also, completely, ever, totally

She said she had completely forgotten about the meeting until her colleague reminded her.

Thesaurus

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Idioms & Phrases

when all is said and done

In the end; ultimately.

When all is said and done, you will find it is a smaller project than it appears.

easier said than done

Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.

Which is a thing more easily said, than made good in the way of doing.

that's what she said

A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo in what was just said.

Coordinate term: that's what he said

well said

A comment expressing approval; an accolade; "that was spoken well" (clearly or eloquently.)

I see, said the blind man

Expressing confusion.

Example Bank

The said party has denied the charges.

Wiktionary

Said party has denied the charges.

Wiktionary

That's the stupidest thing I've ever said.

Tatoeba · #1335

This is what I would have said.

Tatoeba · #1346

"Trust me," he said.

Tatoeba · #1512

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