said
- 01 C1 Advanced
adj.used to talk about a person or thing that you have already mentioned.
adj.referring to a person or thing previously mentioned or named; used to avoid ambiguity in formal contexts.
Simple“The said person must appear in court on Tuesday morning.”
In context“The said property shall remain in the possession of the tenant until the contract expires.”
UsageUsually placed before the noun it modifies.
Teacher's tipThis sense is almost exclusively found in legal documents or very formal reports; it sounds unnatural in everyday conversation.
Synonymsaforesaidabove mentioned - 02 C1 Advanced
det.the specific thing that was just talked about.
det.functioning as a demonstrative to identify a specific entity already established in the text.
Simple“After the car was sold, said car was involved in an accident.”
In context“The applicant must provide proof of identity; said proof must be a valid passport or driving license.”
From Middle English seide (preterite) and seid, iseid (past participle), from Old English sǣde, sæġde (preterite) and ġesæġd (past participle), equivalent to say + -ed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.