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SAID
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
Example:
said party has denied the charges
Synonyms:
aforementioned; aforesaid; said
Classified under:
Similar:
same (same in identity)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb say
Context examples:
He said to the driver:—"You are early to-night, my friend."
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
“It’s uncanny,” Pete said, after it was over and they had caught their speech.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
“Well! Don't cry!” said Miss Betsey.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
“Wait a bit, Gregson,” said Sherlock Holmes.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Yes, sir, he does indeed,” said Poole.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“We’ll let you off this time, Harrison,” said he.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“You have a fine trick of ear then,” said one.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Now, boy,” he said, “take me in to the captain.”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
"I understand how you feel," said the little girl, who was truly sorry for him.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Then the fox said, Do not shoot me, for I will give you good counsel; I know what your business is, and that you want to find the golden bird.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
