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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ed suffix - forming the past tense of most English verbs
Etymology: Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade -ed suffix - forming the past participle of most English verbs
Etymology: Old English -ed, -od, -ad -ed suffix forming adjectives - possessing or having the characteristics of: salaried; red-blooded
Etymology: Old English -ede ed /ɛd/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- EducationInformal. education: driver's ed.
-ed,1 suffix. - -ed is attached to words with the following rules of form:
- For most regular verbs that end in a consonant, -ed is added directly afterwards:cross + -ed → crossed.When the verb ends in -y, the -y changes to -i- and -ed is added:ready + -ed → readied.If the word ends in -e, an e is dropped:save + -ed → saved.
- The pronunciation of the suffix -ed depends on the[sound]that appears before it. After the sounds/p, k, f, θ, s, ʃ and tʃ/USA pronunciation the suffix is pronounced/t/USA pronunciation :cross + -ed → crossed/krɔst/USA pronunciation ; after the sounds (t, d) it is pronounced/ɪd/USA pronunciation :edit + -ed → edited/ˈɛdɪtɪd/USA pronunciation ; after all other sounds it is pronounced/d/USA pronunciation :budge + -ed → budged/bʌdʒd/.USA pronunciation
- -ed carries a number of different meanings. It is used
- to form the past tense and past participle of regular verbs:He crossed the river. He had crossed the river when we got there.
- to form an adjective indicating a condition or quality due to action of the verb:inflated balloons (= balloons that have been inflated).
- after nouns to form adjectives with the meaning "possessing, having, or characterized by (whatever the noun base is)'': beard + -ed → bearded (= possessing or having a beard).
ed., an abbreviation of:- pl. eds. edition.
- pl. eds. editor.
- education.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ed (ed),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Educationeducation:a course in driver's ed; adult ed.
Ed (ed),USA pronunciation n. - a male given name, form of Edgar or Edward.
ED, - Government, See Department of Education.
- [Pathol.]erectile dysfunction.
ED50, [Pharm.]- Drugseffective dose for 50 percent of the group;
the amount of a drug that is therapeutic in 50 percent of the persons or animals in which it is tested.
-ed1 : - a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs:he crossed the river.
- origin, originally disputed Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade
: - 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).
- origin, originally disputed Old English -ed, -od, -ad
: - a suffix forming adjectives from nouns:bearded;monied;tender-hearted.
- Old English -ede Middle English
- edited.
- pl. eds. edition.
- pl. eds. editor.
- education.
E.D., - Eastern Department.
- Governmentelection district.
- Businessex dividend.
- Businessexecutive director.
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