| a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs: he crossed the river. |
| a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting from the action of the verb (inflated balloons). |
| a suffix forming adjectives from nouns: bearded; monied; tender-hearted. |
| -ed 1 suff. Used to form the past tense of regular verbs: tasted. [Middle English -ede, from Old English -ade, -ede, -ode.] |
| -ed 2 suff. Used to form the past participle of regular verbs: absorbed. [Middle English, from Old English -ad, -ed, -od.] |
| -ed 3 suff. Having; characterized by; resembling: blackhearted. [Middle English -ede, -de, from Old English -ed, -od.] |
