said
 (vbl.)say的過去式和過去分詞(a.)上述的
 Said imp. & p. p. of Say.
 Said, a. Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style.
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 Say, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Said contracted from sayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Saying.]
 1. To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.
    Arise, and say how thou camest here.   --Shak.
 2. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.
 Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated
 In what thou hadst to say?   --Shak.
    After which shall be said or sung the following hymn.   --Bk. of Com. Prayer.
 3. To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.
    But what it is, hard is to say.   --Milton.
 4. To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.
 Say, for nonpayment that the debt should double,
 Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble?   --Shak.
 It is said, or They say, it is commonly reported; it is rumored; people assert or maintain.
 That is to say, that is; in other words; otherwise.
 said
      adj : being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of
            all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied
            the charges" [syn: aforesaid(a), aforementioned(a),
             said(a)]
 say
      n : the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
      v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her";
           "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion";
           "state your name" [syn: state, tell]
      2: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a
         crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war";
         "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: allege,
          aver]
      3: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the
         truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you
         do?" [syn: suppose]
      4: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage
         reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: read]
      5: state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's
         forget this whole business"
      6: utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
      7: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with
         authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to
         do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get
         dressed" [syn: order, tell, enjoin]
      8: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces
         French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'";
         "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: pronounce,
          articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate]
      9: recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her
         `Hail Mary'"
      10: communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting
          say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
      11: indicate; "The clock says noon"
      [also: said]
 said
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