Meaning of "said" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SAID

said  [sɛd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAID

Said is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb said in English.

WHAT DOES SAID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sa‘id

Sa‘id is a male Arabic given name meaning "happy". For the female version, see Saida; for the Turkish variant, see Sait. The Maltese surname Said, pronounced, has the same origin but has been borne by Latin Catholics for over seven centuries. Most Maltese surnames are of Italian origin, but this is one of the very few authentically Arabic given names that have survived in the islands as family names. It is a variant of the medieval Sicilian Christian surname Saido, Saito which was derived from the Siculo-Arabic given name Sa'īd used by both Muslims and Christians. In Sicily and Malta this surname was sometimes italianized as Felice. The surname was established in Malta by 1419, appearing mostly as Sayd in the militia list of that year. In the 1480 militia list it is spelt mostly Said, but was later variously written Said, Sayd, Sajt, Sait in the Catholic church census of 1687.

Definition of said in the English dictionary

The definition of said in the dictionary is named or mentioned previously; aforesaid.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SAID

PRESENT

Present

I say

you say

he/she/it says

we say

you say

they say

Present continuous

I am saying

you are saying

he/she/it is saying

we are saying

you are saying

they are saying

Present perfect

I have said

you have said

he/she/it has said

we have said

you have said

they have said

Present perfect continuous

I have been saying

you have been saying

he/she/it has been saying

we have been saying

you have been saying

they have been saying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I said

you said

he/she/it said

we said

you said

they said

Past continuous

I was saying

you were saying

he/she/it was saying

we were saying

you were saying

they were saying

Past perfect

I had said

you had said

he/she/it had said

we had said

you had said

they had said

Past perfect continuous

I had been saying

you had been saying

he/she/it had been saying

we had been saying

you had been saying

they had been saying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will say

you will say

he/she/it will say

we will say

you will say

they will say

Future continuous

I will be saying

you will be saying

he/she/it will be saying

we will be saying

you will be saying

they will be saying

Future perfect

I will have said

you will have said

he/she/it will have said

we will have said

you will have said

they will have said

Future perfect continuous

I will have been saying

you will have been saying

he/she/it will have been saying

we will have been saying

you will have been saying

they will have been saying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would said

you would said

he/she/it would said

we would said

you would said

they would said

Conditional continuous

I would be saying

you would be saying

he/she/it would be saying

we would be saying

you would be saying

they would be saying

Conditional perfect

I would have said

you would have said

he/she/it would have said

we would have said

you would have said

they would have said

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been saying

you would have been saying

he/she/it would have been saying

we would have been saying

you would have been saying

they would have been saying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you say
we let´s say
you say

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to say

Past participle

said

Present Participle

saying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SAID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «said» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of said

add · affirm · allege · announce · answer · assert · asseverate · assume · authority · claim · clout · communicate · conjecture · control · convey · crack · declare · deliver · disclose · display · divulge · do · estimate · express · give away · guess · hold · imagine · imply · indicate · influence · insist · maintain · mana · mention · orate · perform · postulate · power · predominance · presume · profess · pronounce · put into words · read · recite · rehearse · remark · render · repeat · reply · report · respond · reveal · rumour · show · speak · state · suggest · suppose · surmise · sway · uphold · utter · voice · vote · weight

TRANSLATION OF SAID

Find out the translation of said to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of said from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «said» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 说
• Translator English - Spanish: dicho
• English: said
• Translator English - Hindi: कहा
• Translator English - Arabic: قال
• Translator English - Russian: сказал
• Translator English - Portuguese: disse
• Translator English - Bengali: বললেন
• Translator English - French: dit
• Translator English - Malay: Kata
• Translator English - German: sagte
• Translator English - Japanese: 言った
• Translator English - Korean: 말했다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngandika
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nói
• Translator English - Tamil: கூறினார்
• Translator English - Marathi: म्हणाले
• Translator English - Turkish: dedim
• Translator English - Italian: suddetto
• Translator English - Polish: powiedział
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сказав
• Translator English - Romanian: a declarat
• Translator English - Greek: είπε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gesê
• Translator English - Swedish: sa
• Translator English - Norwegian: sa

10 QUOTES WITH «SAID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word said.

1

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I look young. I heard this said so often that it became irritating. I once worked as a babysitter for a woman who, the first time we met, said she didn't want somebody in high school. I was 22. Later, I realised that in certain places being female and looking 'young' meant it was more difficult to be taken seriously, so I turned to make-up.

2

Alcaeus

'Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old.

3

Bruce Babbitt

What I finally did in 1995 was I said, I'm going to get out of this town and I'm going to go out West.

4

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.

5

Greg Behrendt

I went to stand-up when my rock n' roll dreams weren't coming true. I knew it wasn't going to happen when I was in a New Wave band in 1992 - at the height of grunge. Then I heard No Doubt's 'Spiderwebs' and I said, 'Well, we're done.' They did - and succeeded at - what we were trying to do.

6

Joseph Bologna

But, having said that, believe me, as you get older, the parts dry up. They get less and less.

7

Sonny Bono

People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.

8

George W. Bush

So, I'm lying on the couch and Laura walks in and I say, 'Free at last,' and she says 'You're free all right, you're free to do the dishes.' So I say, 'You're talking to the former president, baby,' and she said, 'consider this your new domestic policy agenda.'

9

Cameron Crowe

I'm always writing. A friend of mine once said, 'You avoid re-writing by writing.' Which is kind of a good point, because re-writing seems to be mostly about craft, and writing is just, like, getting out your passion on a piece of paper.

10

Michael Clarke Duncan

Once an actor told me he went to the Shakespeare School of Acting, and I said, 'I went to the Shakespeare of Acting, too' and he said, 'Oh really?' And I said, 'I went to Shakespeare Elementary School in Chicago.' He didn't take the joke well, he didn't laugh and didn't think it was funny - I thought it was funny. It's all the same to me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAID»

Discover the use of said in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to said and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Orientalism

Now reissued with a substantial new afterword, this highly acclaimed overview of Western attitudes towards the East has become one of the canonical texts of cultural studies.

Edward W. Said, 2006

What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture ...

What the Dormouse Said is a poignant, funny, and inspiring book by one of the smartest technology writers around.

John Markoff, 2005

1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said

" --Joe Theisman, former NFL football quarterback and sports analyst In celebration of mental lapses and pure idiocy, here is a collection of stupid utterances, unintentional and otherwise, from the worlds of politics, radio, television, ...

Steven D Price, 2005

Well Said!: Presentations and Conversations That Get Results

Praise for "Well Said!"" "Get this book if you want to stand out and make all your communications effective with that cutting-edge sparkle.

Darlene Price, 2012

Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and ...

Draws on medical case histories, scientific findings, and personal research by the author to separate myth from fact and debunk a vast array of parental edicts.

Ken Jennings, 2013

That's What She Said: The Most Versatile Joke on Earth

That's What She Said is certain to make as smooth an entry into the hands of readers who won't want to stop until they're finished and fully satisfied.

Justin Wishne, Bryan Nicolas, 2011

Representations of the Intellectual

In these six essays--delivered on the BBC as the prestigious Reith Lectures--Said addresses the ways in which the intellectual can best serve society in the light of a heavily compromised media and of special interest groups who are ...

Edward W. Said, 2012

1001 Smartest Things Ever Said

In this witty collection you will find quotations grouped in categories that reflect the range of human existence, hopes, and achievement: Life and Death (And Some of What Happens in Between) "Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in ...

Steven D. Price, 2005

She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall

The mother of one of the high school students killed in the Littleton shootings describes her daughter's religious faith.

Misty Bernall, 2000

Culture and Imperialism

"Said is a brilliant . . . scholar, aesthete and political activist."--Washington Post Book World.

Edward W. Said, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term said is used in the context of the following news items.

Mike Huckabee: Obama Marching Israelis 'To The Door Of The Oven'

It's got to be stopped," he said in the interview. Huckabee currently polls at 5.6 percent in the GOP presidential primary, according to HuffPost Pollster:. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Trump goes on the attack again, with Scott Walker as his latest target

Trump said at a packed rally at Oskaloosa High School. “Wisconsin's doing terribly. It's in turmoil. The roads are a disaster because they don't have any money to ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Hillary Clinton Emails Said to Contain Classified Data

WASHINGTON — Government investigators said Friday that they had discovered classified information on the private email account that Hillary Rodham Clinton ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Trump slams McCain for being 'captured' in Vietnam; other …

Cruz said that he considers McCain a friend and “an American war hero” and that it ... But he said he would not criticize another Republican candidate, including ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump

McCain said that Donald Trump's comments on immigration have “fired up the crazies” in the Republican Party. Credit Photograph by by Win McNamee/Getty. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»

How the Son of Edward Said Is Trying to Change Terrorism …

In 1999, Wadie Said was finishing his graduate studies at Columbia Law School, unsure of the direction he wanted his career to take. A year earlier, the U.S. ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»

Obama uses N-word, says we are 'not cured' of racism

Obama lamented Congress's lack of action on gun control and said "Unfortunately, the grip of the NRA on Congress is extremely strong. I don't foresee any ... «CNN, Jun 15»

Nikki Haley calls for removal of Confederate flag from capitol grounds

"Today we are here in a moment of unity in our state without ill will to say it is time to remove the flag from our capitol grounds," said Haley, a Republican and the ... «CNN, Jun 15»

What I wish my dad said before he died

“Is it payback time, or is it step-up-to-the-plate time? When he got sick, there wasn't a choice for me,” Ohman said. “I just did what I felt I had to do. I couldn't walk ... «PBS NewsHour, Jun 15»

Obama calls deaths in South Carolina church shooting 'senseless …

"Any death of this sort is a tragedy. Any shooting involving multiple victims is a tragedy," said Obama, as Vice President Joe Biden stood alongside him. "There is ... «CNN, Jun 15»