adjective
definition
Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
example
The said party has denied the charges.
verb
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To pronounce.
example
Please say your name slowly and clearly.
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To recite.
example
Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
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To tell, either verbally or in writing.
example
He said he would be here tomorrow.
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To indicate in a written form.
example
The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.
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To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
example
They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do."
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Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
example
A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.
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To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
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(of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
Examples of said in a Sentence
She said something and then rode ahead.
You would have said that was crazy.
There, I said it.
Alex said nothing, his stoic features giving no suggestion of what was on his mind.
At other times, in the midst of a paragraph I was writing, I said to myself, "Suppose it should be found that all this was written by some one long ago!"
He never even said goodbye.
You said you had a job.
I sure wish I had said something to you earlier, Sherlock.
They all said goodnight and then headed upstairs.
You just do what I said.
But to confine myself to those who are said to be in moderate circumstances.
She said, watching him.
So, why hadn't he said something?
You said you couldn't dance.
Kyle said, following her into the kitchen.
Carmen, remember what you said to me before we married?
Maybe I shouldn't have said anything right there...
He probably didn't even realize what he said.
He said Destiny's fever had broken and if she continued to improve, they would take the tent off her bed in a few days.
Reason said if she left now, there would never be a solid relationship.
When the nurse arrived, she took Destiny's temperature and said something about the doctor.
Alex always said she had a good imagination.
Her heart said no, but then there was logic.
Katie said she should confront him when he did that - tell him how it made her feel.
I want to be able to focus on solving this problem, not worrying about what might be said or done to you.
As a matter of fact, he hadn't said that since he spent half the night with his old flame.
Katie said, lifting a brow.
As you said, you're just waking up from a nightmare.
He was dead on when he said she was more afraid of her emotions than him.
Something deep inside said that if Allen were six years older and had a child, he'd still be as irresponsible as he was now.
It's a big city and a long time ago but he saw the White House and said he watched Lincoln eat with two men.
You said they looked similar.
Maybe I shouldn't have said that!
Look, I think I've said too much, maybe.
That's the first sensible thing you've said in a long time.
Do you know what the letter said?
I said as I cleaned my face and staggered to my feet.
Go, brother, Green-eyes said.
The Natural I planted there called this morning and said they were waiting to burn the place until something got there.
He said nothing as they exited and drove north, towards the highway.
Mine is a very brutal world, he said.
She wasn't sure why she trusted the stranger, but everything he said was said with conviction.
Instead, he drew a deep breath and said, Find Bianca.
You have to protect him, the Watcher said.
I searched in the washings for a diamond and found it myself--the only true diamond, they said, that was ever found in the United States.
Glinka, the editor of the Russian Messenger, who was recognized (cries of "author! author!" were heard in the crowd), said that "hell must be repulsed by hell," and that he had seen a child smiling at lightning flashes and thunderclaps, but "we will not be that child."
Although she had said the words "I love you," several times, he had not uttered them.
As soon as she said it she wished she could take it back.
When I said you were the father, you couldn't believe it.
Then when she learned about Tessa's son, she was furious because he might inherit - even though I hadn't said anything to father.