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to said

to said

230 1.0
Shows that someone spoke words earlier
  • verb
  • /sɛd/
translation icon : decir
  • And on the third day, he said, let there be light.

We made the pitch and they said, yes, do it.

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Examples

  • And he was crying and he said I've got cancer.

  • During the meeting, she said that they needed more time to finish the report.

  • Moving on to what he said about black jobs.

  • And at the door she said to him, who were they?

  • And at the end of it I said I love you.

  • And hit the table and said, will you guys stop it?

  • And on the phone, it said, I'm guilty.

  • Said he had a miraculous recovery.

  • Said he can't see.

  • Yesterday, he said that he would help with the project.

Synonyms

to spake
vsto said
  • Archaic
5 9.9

An old past form of the verb talk found in old writing

is the ordinary modern past form used in everyday speech
uttered
vsto said
3.4

Said out loud

is the plain past form used without special emphasis on articulation

Idioms

you said it
  • Informal
77 7.6

A strong way to agree with what someone says

20 3.9

Something that looks easy but is hard to do

said that shit
  • Offensive
5 9.9

A phrase people say to show strong surprise or that they do not believe what someone just said

A joke phrase people say after someone says something that can sound sexual

A humorous phrase that points out a sexual double meaning in what was said

Saying a rhyme to blame someone shows you are the guilty person

said the blind man
  • Offensive
9.9

A joking phrase people use after 'I see' to show they do not believe someone

A joke reply that mentions someone's mother to tease them about sex

Surface Forms

say infinitive
saying present participle
says third person singular
said past
said past participle

Morphology

said = say (transparent) = say + ed

This is the regular past tense/past participle form of 'say', so the relationship to the base verb is clear.

Etymology

Said is the past form of the verb say, which means 'to speak', so said means 'spoke' or 'has spoken' and shows words that were said in the past.