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said to oneself

said to oneself is the simple past and past participle of say to oneself.

Meaning of say to oneself

Verb

say to oneself (third-person singular simple present says to oneself, present participle saying to oneself, simple past and past participle said to oneself)

  1. (transitive) To say (a statement) aloud without any audience; to say while talking to oneself.
  2. (transitive) To think (a statement); to reflect (that).
    • "The Northern Heights at last," you say to yourself, hastily closing the carriage window because the Yorkshire coal used by the Eastern Region and its predecessors makes their tunnels more sulphurous than any we know.1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 704

Questions about said to oneself

What is said to oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Said to oneself is the simple past and past participle of say to oneself.

Words near said to oneself in the dictionary

  1. said the bishop to the actress
  2. said the quiet part loud
  3. said the quiet part out loud
  4. said the thing
  5. said the word
  6. said to oneself
  7. said uncle
  8. said when
  9. said word one
  10. said yes
  11. said-bookism

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