aforesaid
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aforesaid
- /əˈfɔɹsɛd/ US
- /əˈfɔːsɛd/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English aforesaid(e), aforeseid(e), past participle of aforesayen, aforeseyen, aforeseien, aforeseggen; formed with the prefix afore- and the several forms of seien (“to say”). Equivalent to afore- + said.
adjective
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Previously stated; said or named before.
I soon took pity upon them and on myself, and rode off; but before I had crossed the aforesaid green glade, I heard their voices and laughter rising gaily as before. Very impertinent!
Similar: abovesaid, abovementioned, aforementioned, mentioned
Opposite: following
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adjective
Opposite: following
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adj previously stated
| Español | antedicho |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पूर्वोक्त pūrvokt |
| Français | susdit |
| Deutsch | vorstehend, oben gesagt |
| Italiano | succitato, suddetto |
| Ελληνικά | προαναφερθείς proanafertheís, προλεχθείς prolechtheís, προειρημένος proeiriménos |
| Русский | вышеупомя́нутый vyšeupomjánutyj, вышеука́занный vyšeukázannyj, вышеска́занный vyšeskázannyj |
| العربية | مَذْكُور آنِفًا maḏkūr ʔānifan |
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