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-ed [links] ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ed suffix
  1. forming the past tense of most English verbs
Etymology: Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade-ed suffix
  1. forming the past participle of most English verbs
Etymology: Old English -ed, -od, -ad-ed suffix forming adjectives
  1. possessing or having the characteristics of: salaried; red-blooded
Etymology: Old English -ede WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ed /ɛd/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
  1. EducationInformal. education: driver's ed.
-ed,1 suffix.
  1. -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
  2. -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:
  1. pl. eds. edition.
  2. pl. eds. editor.
  3. education.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026ed (ed),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Educationeducation:a course in driver's ed; adult ed.
  • by shortening
Ed (ed),USA pronunciation n.
  1. a male given name, form of Edgar or Edward.
ED,
  1. Government, See Department of Education.
  2. [Pathol.]erectile dysfunction.
ED50, [Pharm.]
  1. 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 :
  1. a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs:he crossed the river.
  • origin, originally disputed Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade
-ed2 :
  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).
  • origin, originally disputed Old English -ed, -od, -ad
-ed3 :
  1. a suffix forming adjectives from nouns:bearded;monied;tender-hearted.
  • Old English -ede Middle English
ed.,
    1. edited.
    2. pl. eds. edition.
    3. pl. eds. editor.
    4. education.
E.D.,
    1. Eastern Department.
    2. Governmentelection district.
    3. Businessex dividend.
    4. Businessexecutive director.
'-ed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): affected - Barbarossa - Burton - cc - co-ed - DJ - ed. - eddy - Gluck - O.K. - op-ed - parasynthesis - abandoned - abased - abashed - abbreviated - abed - abluted - abovementioned - absent-minded - absorbed - abstracted - accepted - accepted masons - accepted pairing - accolade - accolated - accomplished - accosted - accredited - accused - accustomed - aciculate - acknowledged - acold - acquainted - acred - aculeate - added entry - added line - added title page - added-value tax - addicted - addlebrained - addlepated - adjusted - adjusted gross income - advanced - advantaged - advised In Lists: English suffixes, more...

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-ed adjectives come after noun -ed followed by a consonant (Is it really possible to hear the d sound?) -ed form in cleft sentence -ed in past indefinite interrogative -ed or -ing -ed vs being -ed -ed/-es/-s with not vowels following -ed/-ing/-ry -ing and -ed clause and relative clauses -ing or -ed -ing or -ed? -ing vs being -ed -ing/-ed -ing/-ed adjectives? ...respondents claim(ed) they know(knew).... 'ed' adjectives (Co-ed and mixed) schools (The) students ask(ed) when they should start (with) + noun + V-ed 15-ed 2018 can legally get f***ed a < check(ed) / plaid / striped > shirt about 'v-ed' --turned out to deal with about the connotation of 'cannot be v-ed' about "to be v-ed" adding "ed" to a noun to form a compound adjective Adding "ed" to nouns to make adjectives [e.g. armied, theoried ....] adjective + noun + ed Adjective ending -ed and -ING adjective+ noun with suffix ed more...Visit the English Only Forum.Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself. Look up "-ed" at Merriam-Webster Look up "-ed" at dictionary.com
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