-ed

¹

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

   he crossed the river.

-ed

²

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 ).

-ed

³

1. a suffix forming adjectives from nouns.

   bearded; monied; tender-hearted.

ed

⁴

[ed]

noun

Informal.

1. education.

   a course in driver's ed; adult ed.

Ed

⁵

[ed]

noun

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

ED

⁶

1. Department of Education.

2. Pathology.,  erectile dysfunction.

ed.

⁷

abbreviation

plural

eds ,

plural

eds .

1. edited.

2. edition.

3. editor.

4. education.

E.D.

⁸

abbreviation

1. Eastern Department.

2. election district.

3. ex dividend.

4. executive director.

ed.

¹

abbreviation

1. edited

2. edition

3. editor

-ed

²

suffix

1. forming the past tense of most English verbs

-ed

³

suffix

1. forming the past participle of most English verbs

-ed

⁴

suffix

1. possessing or having the characteristics of

   salaried; red-blooded

Word History and Origins

Origin of ed.¹

Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade; origin disputed

Origin of ed.²

Old English -ed, -od, -ad; origin disputed

Origin of ed.³

Middle English; Old English -ede

Origin of ed.⁴

By shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of ed.¹

Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade

Origin of ed.²

Old English -ed, -od, -ad

Origin of ed.³

Old English -ede

Example Sentences

He relied on several close confidants, including his brother, Ed James, who held a senior executive role, to operate his increasingly indebted empire.

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Many of First Brands’ business deals had been signed by Ed James or Michael Baker, the company’s strategy chief.

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In an Op Ed in the New York Times on Friday, Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management, who helped write the compact, said outside intervention was necessary because higher education is broken and university governance isn’t up to the task of adequately addressing the problems.

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On Friday, party leader Sir Ed Davey and his deputy Daisy Cooper met the bank's governor Andrew Bailey to "reaffirm support" for the Bank's autonomy.

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Sir Ed has pledged to lead the fight against Reform UK - using his Lib Dem conference speech to argue his party had a "moral responsibility" to challenge Farage.

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