said

1 of 2

past tense and past participle of say

said

2 of 2

adjective

Examples of said in a Sentence

Adjective by order of the judge of said court with said guidebook in hand, we set off to explore the city
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Adjective
According to said source, Warner died as a result of an accidental drowning. Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 21 July 2025 As these stars' cores rapidly collapse, the outer layers are blasted away in supernovas, spreading the elements forged by these stars through the cosmos to become the building blocks of the next generation of stars, their planets, and maybe even lifeforms dwelling on said planets. Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 July 2025 This is in addition to 500,000 accounts found to have been engaging in said spammy behavior and fake engagement having comments demoted, reach reduced and monetization stopped. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025 If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them? Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for said

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

past participle of say

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of said was in the 14th century

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“Said.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/said. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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said

past and past participle of say

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