adj · det · name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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sĕd
/sɛd/
[sɛd̥]
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New-England, dialectal:sād
New-England, dialectal:/seɪd/
rhymes with -ɛd
homophone: sed
/saɪd/
rhymes with -aɪd
homophone: side
CMU ARPABET:S EH1 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The said party has denied the charges.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
det
Meaning 2
Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Said party has denied the charges.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A male given name from Arabic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A surname from Arabic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of Sayyid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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6
verb
Meaning 6
simple past and past participle of say
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
It ́s said to be a good roadhouse.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English seide (preterite) and seid, iseid (past participle), from Old English sǣde, sæġde (preterite) and ġesæġd (past participle), equivalent to say + -ed.
Borrowed from Arabic سَعِيد (saʕīd).
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.