aforesaid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈfɔːsɛd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /əˈfɔɹsɛd/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Previously stated; said or named before.
ARIEL: Well, as I was trying to do, before you came in and said all those things, my first step would be to torture the prisoner with the aforesaid electricity, wasn't it?
2003, Martin McDonagh, “Act Three”, in The Pillowman, →ISBN, page 83: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!
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 30:
Antonyms
Synonyms
abovesaid · mentioned · aforementioned · abovementioned
Translations (44)
it suddetto (previously stated) · el προαναφερθείς (previously stated) · fi yllä mainittu (previously stated) · ka ზემოდასახელებული (previously stated) · oc abansdich (previously stated) · uk вищеска́заний (previously stated) · ka ზემონაჩვენები (previously stated) · ka ზემოთ თქმული (previously stated) · ka ზემონახსენები (previously stated) · pl wyżej wymieniony (previously stated) · ka ზემოთქმული (previously stated) · sv förutnämnd (previously stated) · fi edellä mainittu (previously stated) · be вышэйска́заны (previously stated) · ka ზემოხსენებული (previously stated) · cs výše uvedený (previously stated) · ka ზემოთ მოხსენიებული (previously stated) · ca susdit (previously stated) · de oben gesagt (previously stated) · pl powyższy (previously stated) · oc susdich (previously stated) · ka ზემოთ გადმოცემული (previously stated) · la praedictus (previously stated) · es antedicho (previously stated) · ar مَذْكُور آنِفًا (previously stated) · ka ზემოთხსენებული (previously stated) · el προειρημένος (previously stated) · de vorstehend (previously stated) · fr susdit (previously stated) · ru вышеука́занный (previously stated) · ka ზემოთ ხსენებული (previously stated) · pl ww. (previously stated) · ru вышеупомя́нутый (previously stated) · hi पूर्वोक्त (previously stated) · ka ზემოაღნიშნული (previously stated) · oc subredich (previously stated) · ru вышеска́занный (previously stated) · cs výše zmíněný (previously stated) · pl wyżej wspomniany (previously stated) · bg гореспоменат (previously stated) · el προλεχθείς (previously stated) · it succitato (previously stated) · ang fōrsprecen (previously stated) · ang bufansprecen (previously stated)