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

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

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

Longtime market strategist Ed Yardeni is sticking with the “Roaring 20s” theory—tech innovations like AI and consumer optimism will keep fueling that market.

From Barron's

Ed Slater, whose career at Leicester overlapped with Moody's by a season, retired from playing in July 2022 after tests showed he too had MND.

From BBC

Prominent economist Ed Yardeni, who runs a popular market-research firm, said he has incorporated more AI into his business, but it hasn’t caused him to reduce staff — it’s just made his employees better at their jobs.

From MarketWatch

In a splashy announcement in August 2023, Carvalho claimed “Ed” would be LAUSD’s newest student advisor, programmed to tell parents about their child’s grades, tests results and attendance.

From Los Angeles Times

The official debut was in March 2024: At a party at the Roybal Learning Center, dignitaries gave speeches, a mascot paraded in an Ed suit and a DJ spun tunes.

From Los Angeles Times