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

The fixture, which was pretty much over as a contest as Tigers wrapped up a four-try bonus point just after quarter of an hour, is played for the Ed Slater Cup.

From BBC

New York’s Consolidated Edison ED 0.14%increase; green up pointing triangle , is an example of a “classic defensive utility with no AI influence,” says Jay Rhame, chief executive officer of Reaves Asset Management, which manages utility exchange-traded funds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Memory prices have skyrocketed over the past year, and demand is expected to remain strong through 2027 or 2028, says Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research.

From Barron's

Airline industry executives, including Delta’s Ed Bastian, earlier this month wrote a letter calling on Congress to pass measures so TSA officers are paid.

From The Wall Street Journal

The party's leader, Sir Ed Davey, was in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on Thursday, where he launched the scheme at a baby class.

From BBC