said

Meanings

• verb (past tense and past participle)

  Something that has been spoken or expressed; a statement or utterance.

  - "John said he would come."
  - "She replied, 'I said I wouldn't do it.'"

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Pronunciation

1. /sɛd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with said
aid , bade , cade , dawn , fade , laid , maid , made , raid , staid , traid , waived

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Sea (English) : A large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.
   

2. Said (English) : Past tense and past participle of 'say'.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Sea-day (English) : A day spent on a ship at sea.
   

2. Said (English) : Past tense and past participle of 'say'.
   

3. Sade (French) : A town in southwestern France.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of said that leads to same result
said , say , said uncle , say uncle , sayer , sayers , saying , saying uncle , says , says uncle , that is to say , to say nothing of , Bur Sa'id , Port Said , easier said than done , enough said , having said that , like I said , no sooner said than done , that said

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Forms

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says, saying, saidest, saidestly, saids, saidestly

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Etymology

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Old English sēgan, from seowan 'to show' or sēon 'to see'. The past tense and past participle of this verb is 'said'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'said' appears 21 times in the first chapter of 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen.

2. In the Bible, the word 'said' appears over 1,500 times.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters in a literary or dramatic work.

2. Speech act: An action performed through language, such as making a promise or giving an order.

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Culture

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In literature, 'said' is a common dialogue tag used to indicate the speaker of a dialogue. In art, the word 'said' can refer to a statement or declaration made by a character or figure. In music, a 'Said' album was released by the band 'The Antlers' in 2011.

How to Memorize "said"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person speaking and the words coming out of their mouth.
   - Visualize the written word 'said' after a dialogue in a book or script.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'said' with the past tense of the verb 'say'.
   - Remember that 'said' is used to indicate a statement or utterance.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'So All Dialogue Is' to remember the meaning of 'said' - So All Dialogue Is Spoken.

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