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  • past participle of feed.
  • past tense form of feed.
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    fed
    verb
    simple past tense and past participle of feed.
  • Fed
    Fed
    noun
    the Fed, the Federal Reserve System.
  • fed.
    fed.
    abbreviation
    federal.
  • Fed.
    Fed.
    abbreviation
    Federal.
Synonyms

fed

1 American  
[fed] / fɛd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of feed.


idioms

  1. fed up, impatient; disgusted; bored.

    They were fed up with the same old routine.

fed 2 American  
[fed] / fɛd /

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a federal official or law-enforcement officer.


Fed 3 American  
[fed] / fɛd /

noun

  1. Informal. the Fed, the Federal Reserve System.

  2. the Federal Reserve Board.


fed. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. federal.

  2. federated.

  3. federation.


Fed. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Federal.


Fed. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Federal

  2. Federation

  3. Federated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fed 2 British  
/ fɛd /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of feed

  2. informal bored or annoyed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Fed 3 British  
/ fɛd /

noun

  1. informal the Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Reserve Board

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fed 4 British  
/ fɛd /

noun

  1. slang an agent of the FBI

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fed

First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening

Example Sentences

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To train the AI, the researchers fed the neural network structural data generated from molecular dynamics simulations of supercooled water.

From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026

The rapid Australia wing scampered clear and fed Lonergan for the home side's bonus-point score.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Colatarci says she primarily used Claude for class but occasionally fed it more sensitive queries, shielded from her sister using “incognito” chats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

But a stronger economy, fed by the artificial-intelligence spending boom, and an uptick in inflation could require more than talk in 2027.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

He was tired and hungry, while she was rested and fed; that would make getting away from her more difficult.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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