ed
noun
education.
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ed
1 American
[ed]
/ ɛd /
noun
Informal.
Ed
2
American
[ed]
/ ɛd /
noun
ED
3
American
-ed
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American
-ed
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American
-ed
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American
ed.
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American
abbreviation
-
eds
plural, plural
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edited.
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edition.
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editor.
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education.
E.D.
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American
abbreviation
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Eastern Department.
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election district.
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ex dividend.
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executive director.
ed.
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British
abbreviation
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edited
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edition
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editor
-ed
2
British
suffix
-ed
3
British
suffix
-ed
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British
suffix
Etymology
Origin of ed1
By shortening
Origin of -ed4
Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade; origin disputed
Origin of -ed5
Old English -ed, -od, -ad; origin disputed
Origin of -ed6
Middle English; Old English -ede
Example Sentences
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For all of the vicious debates over sex ed in the ’90 and 2000s, those pushing abstinence and those promoting comprehensive health education could largely agree on one thing: We wanted teen pregnancies to decrease.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
In higher ed, Friedman says, the argument for restriction or outright removal of educational materials is still nominally about protection.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
“My high-school counselor was also my football coach and my driver’s ed teacher. He was a great guy but he wasn’t aware of the opportunities out there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Report ed new U.S. rules may require government permission for nearly all overseas sales of AI chips, impacting companies like Nvidia and AMD.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
But every day while I was still at the downtown special ed we kept checking in the Thrifty Nickel free newspaper and finally there was an ad for a half Chihuahua and half dachshund.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
“I was going and playing Ed Gein all day and then going back to my suite at the Four Seasons Hotel at night and playing with kittens for four hours,” he says smiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
A 1952 appearance on Ed Sullivan’s television show “launched her mainstream success,” according to the authors; over the balance of that decade she became the black performer “most frequently appearing on American television.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Ed Bartlam, co-founder of Underbelly, said: "Set against the magnificent backdrop of St George's Hall, we're looking forward to working with the local community to create a new seasonal highlight that complements Liverpool's festive calendar."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has called on the US to re-open the Strait of Hormuz ahead of his first official one-to-one meeting with his US counterpart Marco Rubio.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
More numbers: two visits from Gina and Malcolm, who flew into Miles City, Montana, and Bismarck, North Dakota, necessitating extra driving for Grandpa Ed but gaining them five nights total in actual motel beds.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
“The more anxiety there is in the college admissions process, the more desire there is to alleviate the pain early—and that’s what these ED systems do,” Beaton said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
When declaring the critical incident on Tuesday, hospital officials pleaded with people to only attend the ED in an emergency.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
The ED said Singh had been detained by the Uttar Pradesh state excise department in connection with the seizure of liquor exceeding permissible limits.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
By contrast, unexposed neighborhoods experienced a decline in monthly ED visits over the same period.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2025
A staggering 250,000 patients came through the ED every year.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
"It works as a visual token to remind us that, that word with -ed on the end, no matter how you're going to say it, puts that word into the past tense," Daryl said.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
In the same way that the suffix -ed indicates that you’re speaking about the past, shows “basic empathy” between texters, McWhorter argues.
From Slate ● May 2, 2013
Instead of having a literal meaning, it does something — conveying an attitude — just like the -ed ending conveys past tense rather than “meaning” anything. , of all things, is grammar.
From Time ● Apr. 25, 2013
They've kaizen-ed and -ed and -ed the jobs.
From BusinessWeek ● May 5, 2011
The final consonant is now doubled in such verbs before -ed.
From Milton's Comus by William Bell
“I went to Catholic school, so we didn’t really have sex ed. The only way you learned anything was in anatomy class,” Roers said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
In The Dialogues of Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett, 3rd ed., vol 3.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
He has managed to find innovative ways to teach phy. ed., a class that many might think couldn’t be easily adapted to technology.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2020
In addition, I would like to see CPR/AED training offered as part of science, health, or physical ed. classes in high school.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2016
Quentin, his B’s in phys. ed. catching up with him, was the salutatorian, tied with Billy.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
You can learn more about the evolution of Fox & Friends, and hear directly from E.D.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2024
For adults, regardless of age, vaccination reduced the risk of E.D. urgent care visits by almost half and reduced the risk of hospitalization by slightly more than a third.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2024
He considered going back to the E.D. but didn’t feel quite that sick.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
The best-known spokesperson for those who disagree is E.D.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
The Fourth of July was celebrated by the association in a beautiful grove in Westchester county, Miss Anthony, Mrs. Stanton, Judge E.D.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper
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