simple past tense and past participle of say
"She said that she would arrive soon after he asked her about the plans."
In plain English: To say something out loud using your voice.
"He said that he would be late for dinner because traffic was bad."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
"works of all the aforementioned authors"
"said party has denied the charges"
Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
"The judge ruled in favor of the defendant, as stated by the lawyer who argued that the contract had been signed months ago."
In plain English: Said means something that has already been said before.
"Since said words are not standard English, here is an example for the common verb form: He simply said he would be late."
Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
"The contract referred to said Article 5 in the previous paragraph."
A male given name from Arabic
"Said arrived late to the meeting, apologizing for being stuck in traffic."
The word "said" comes from Middle English forms of the verb say. It is essentially the past tense of say with the suffix -ed added.