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• ed
  ed

  noun

  education.
• Ed
  Ed

  noun

  a male given name, form of Edgar or Edward.
• ED
  ED

  Department of Education.
• -ed
  -ed

  a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs.
• ed.
  ed.

  abbreviation

  edited.
• E.D.
  E.D.

  abbreviation

  Eastern Department.

ed

¹ American  

[ed] / ɛd /

noun

Informal.

1. education.

   a course in driver's ed; adult ed.

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Ed ² American  

[ed] / ɛd /

noun

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

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ED ³ American  

1. Department of Education.

2. Pathology. erectile dysfunction.

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-ed ⁴ American  

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

   he crossed the river.

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-ed ⁵ 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 ⁶ American  

1. a suffix forming adjectives from nouns.

   bearded; monied; tender-hearted.

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ed. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

eds plural, plural

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

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

NH4OH, and notice what takes place in the latter; also note the heat of the e.d.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

H2O in an e.d., and bring it to the boiling-point.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

Hold an e.d. in the flame and collect some C. Try the same with the air-holes open.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

Experiment 132.—Put a little of the white of egg into an e.d. or a beaker; cover it with strong alcohol and note the effect.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

Experiment 65.—Saturate some unslaked lime with water, in an e.d., and look for the results stated above, leaving it as long as may be necessary.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips