-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

Those who have seen “Tron” will recognize that Julian’s suit resembles that of Sark, the villainous program written by Ed Dillinger, who led the original film’s Master Control Program army.

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In “Tron,” Sark was played by David Warner, who also portrayed Ed.

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Ed Nordskog, a former arson investigator with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was critical of the agency’s decision not to deploy the thermal imaging, calling it “hard to justify.”

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Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, greeted Prince William when he arrived at the museum.

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“The arsonist set the first fire, but the fire department proactively has a duty to do certain things,” said Ed Nordskog, a former leader of the L.A.

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