-ed

¹ American  

1. a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs.

   he crossed the river.

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-ed ² American  

1. 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 ).

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-ed ³ American  

1. a suffix forming adjectives from nouns.

   bearded; monied; tender-hearted.

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ed ⁴ American  

[ed] / ɛd /

noun

Informal.

1. education.

   a course in driver's ed; adult ed.

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Ed ⁵ American  

[ed] / ɛd /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Edgar or Edward.

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ED ⁶ American  

1. Department of Education.

2. Pathology. erectile dysfunction.

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ed. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

plural

eds,

plural

eds

1. edited.

2. edition.

3. editor.

4. education.

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E.D. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. Eastern Department.

2. election district.

3. ex dividend.

4. executive director.

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ed. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. edited

2. edition

3. editor

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-ed ² British  

suffix

1. forming the past tense of most English verbs

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-ed ³ British  

suffix

1. forming the past participle of most English verbs

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-ed ⁴ British  

suffix

1. possessing or having the characteristics of

   salaried; red-blooded

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research, thinks the precious metals rally can continue.

From Barron's

Former Westchester coach Ed Azzam holds the City Section record for most coaching victories.

From Los Angeles Times

Ed Ballard covers climate change and the energy transition for The Wall Street Journal from London.

From The Wall Street Journal

In over a decade at Dow Jones, Ed has worked as an editor and reported on commodity markets, private equity and breaking news.

From The Wall Street Journal

Universities welcomed co‑ed student bodies.

From Salon