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-ed
1- a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs:
he crossed the river.
-ed
2- 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 ).
-ed
3- a suffix forming adjectives from nouns:
bearded; monied; tender-hearted.
ed
4[ ed ]
noun
, Informal.
- education:
a course in driver's ed; adult ed.
ED
6- Pathology. erectile dysfunction.
ed.
7abbreviation for
plural: edsplural: eds
- edited.
- plural eds edition.
- plural eds editor.
- education.
E.D.
8abbreviation for
- Eastern Department.
- election district.
- ex dividend.
- executive director.
ed.
1abbreviation for
- edited
- eds edition
- eds editor
-ed
2suffix forming adjectives
- possessing or having the characteristics of
salaried; red-blooded
-ed
3suffix
- forming the past participle of most English verbs
-ed
4suffix
- forming the past tense of most English verbs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ed1
Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade; origin disputed
Origin of -ed2
Old English -ed, -od, -ad; origin disputed
Origin of -ed3
Middle English; Old English -ede
Origin of -ed4
By shortening
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ed1
Old English -ede
Origin of -ed2
Old English -ed, -od, -ad
Origin of -ed3
Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade
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Example Sentences
Then he said, “E.D.” It was the worst name you could ever asked someone to spell.
From The Daily Beast
They have left no record of this service, but we have a notice of the meeting at Porchfield, in a letter from E.D.
From Project Gutenberg
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