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said

[sed]

Origin

verb

simple past tense and past participle of say.

adjective

Chiefly Law. named or mentioned before; aforesaid; aforementioned: said witness; said sum.

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noun Islam.

sayyid.

verb (used with object)

to utter or pronounce; speak: What did you say? I said “Hello!”

to express in words; state; declare; word: Say it clearly and simply. It's hard to know how to say this tactfully.

to state as an opinion or judgment: I say her plan is the better one.

to be certain, precise, or assured about; determine: It is hard to say what is wrong.

to recite or repeat: to say one's prayers.

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to report or allege; maintain: People say he will resign.

to express (a message, viewpoint, etc.), as through a literary or other artistic medium: a writer with something to say.

to indicate or show: What does your watch say?

to assume as a hypothesis or estimate: Let's say, for the sake of argument, that it's true.

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verb (used without object)

10.

to speak; declare; express an opinion.

adverb

11.

approximately; about: It's, say, 14 feet long.

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for example: If you serve, say tuna fish and potato chips, it will cost much less.

noun

13.

what a person says or has to say.

14.

the right or opportunity to speak, decide, or exercise influence: to have one's say in choosing the candidate.

15.

a turn to say something: It is now my say.

interjection

16.

(used to express surprise, get attention, etc.)

Idiom

17.

that is to say, that is what is meant; in other words: I believe his account of the story, that is to say, I have no reason to doubt it.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English seyen, seggen, Old English secgan; cognate with Dutch zeggen, German sagen, Old Norse segja; akin to saw³

Related forms

say·er, noun

verb (used with object), noun British Dialect.

assay.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English sayen, aphetic variant of assayen to assay

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said¹ (sɛd)

—*adj*
1.	(prenominal) (in contracts, pleadings, etc) named or mentioned previously; aforesaid

—vb
2.	the past tense and past participle of say

said² (ˈsɑːɪd)

—n
	a variant of sayyid

sayyid, sayid or said (ˈsaɪɪd)

—n
1.	a Muslim claiming descent from Mohammed's grandson Husain
2.	a Muslim honorary title

[C17: from Arabic: lord]

sayid, sayid or said

—n

[C17: from Arabic: lord]

said, sayid or said

—n

[C17: from Arabic: lord]

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Word Origin & History

say

"what someone says," 1570s, from say (v.). Extended form say-so is first recorded 1630s.

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said

p.t. of say (q.v.).

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