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Laid vs Said - What's the difference?

laid | said |

As verbs the difference between laid and said

is that laid is past tense of lay while said is past tense of say.

As adjectives the difference between laid and said

is that laid is marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould while said is mentioned earlier.

As a determiner said is

mentioned earlier.

As a proper noun Said is

an alternative spelling of Sayyid|lang=en.

laid

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lay)
  • Derived terms

    * get laid * laid rope

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
  • Derived terms

    * creamlaid

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    said

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (say)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • mentioned earlier
  • The said party has denied the charges.

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • mentioned earlier
  • Said party has denied the charges.

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    * Said for proper noun sense

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