ed
[ ed ]
/ ɛd /
noun Informal.
education: a course in driver's ed; adult ed.
Origin of ed
by shortening
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ED50
Pharmacology.
effective 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.
Definition for ed (6 of 9)
-ed
1
a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs: he crossed the river.
Origin of -ed
1
Old English
-de, -ede, -ode, -ade; orig. disputed
Definition for ed (7 of 9)
-ed
2
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 of -ed
2
Old English
-ed, -od, -ad; orig. disputed
Definition for ed (8 of 9)
-ed
3
a suffix forming adjectives from nouns: bearded; monied; tender-hearted.
Origin of -ed
3
Middle English; Old English
-ede
Definition for ed (9 of 9)
E.D.
Eastern Department.
election district.
ex dividend.
executive director.
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British Dictionary definitions for ed (1 of 4)
ed.
abbreviation for
edited
plural eds
edition
plural eds
editor
British Dictionary definitions for ed (2 of 4)
-ed
1
suffix
forming the past tense of most English verbs
Word Origin for -ed
Old English
-de, -ede, -ode, -ade
British Dictionary definitions for ed (3 of 4)
-ed
2
suffix
forming the past participle of most English verbs
Word Origin for -ed
Old English
-ed, -od, -ad
British Dictionary definitions for ed (4 of 4)
-ed
3
suffix forming adjectives
possessing or having the characteristics of
salaried; red-blooded
Word Origin for -ed
Old English
-ede
Medical definitions for ed
ED
abbr.
effective dose
erectile dysfunction