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-ed

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  1. a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs:

    he crossed the river.



-ed

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  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

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  1. a suffix forming adjectives from nouns:

    bearded; monied; tender-hearted.

ed

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[ ed ]

noun

Informal.
  1. education:

    a course in driver's ed; adult ed.

Ed

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[ ed ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Edgar or Edward.

ED

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  1. Pathology. erectile dysfunction.

ed.

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abbreviation for

plural: edsplural: eds
  1. edited.
  2. plural eds edition.
  3. plural eds editor.
  4. education.

E.D.

8

abbreviation for

  1. Eastern Department.
  2. election district.
  3. ex dividend.
  4. executive director.

ed.

1

abbreviation for

  1. edited
  2. eds edition
  3. eds editor
“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

-ed

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suffix

  1. forming the past tense of most English verbs
“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

-ed

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suffix

  1. forming the past participle of most English verbs
“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

-ed

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suffix forming adjectives

  1. possessing or having the characteristics of

    salaried; red-blooded

“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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of -ed1

Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade; origin disputed

Origin of -ed2

Old English -ed, -od, -ad; origin disputed

Origin of -ed3

Middle English; Old English -ede

Origin of -ed4

By shortening
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of -ed1

Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade

Origin of -ed2

Old English -ed, -od, -ad

Origin of -ed3

Old English -ede
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Example Sentences

Leader Sir Ed Davey has sought to position the Lib Dems as a strongly anti-Trump party in recent weeks, and has called on the UK to introduce specific tariffs on Tesla cars in a bid to hit the carmaker's boss Elon Musk, a prominent Trump backer.

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Joey said he had recently joined Nigel Farage's party, and described UK Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey's recent local English election campaign launch, during which he rode a hobbyhorse as "absurd".

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Celebrities began headlining the event in 1944, when Bob Hope, Gracie Fields and Ed Gardner became the first comedians to step into the hosting gig – or, rather, co-hosting.

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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey also raised the subject of tariffs.

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Sir Ed said the Lib Dems were vying for votes in 20 Tory-run council areas and aiming to overtake the Conservatives as the second-biggest party in local government.

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