said
Verb
- express in words
- "He said that he wanted to marry her"
- report or maintain
- "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"
- express a supposition
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- "I said to him to go home"
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- communicate or express nonverbally
- utter aloud
- "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- "She said her `Hail Mary'"
- indicate
- simple past and past participle of say
Adjective Satellite
- being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
- "said party has denied the charges"
Adj
- Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
Det
- Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
Examples
- "Said party has denied the charges."
- "The said party has denied the charges."
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English seide (preterite) and seid, iseid (past participle), from Old English sǣde, sæġde (preterite) and ġesæġd (past participle), equivalent to say + -ed.
Synonyms
aforementioned, aforesaid, allege, articulate, aver, enjoin, enounce, enunciate, order, pronounce, read, say, sound out, state, suppose, tell
Scrabble Score: 5
said is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsaid is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
said is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary