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Ned

[ ned ]

/ nɛd /

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noun

a male given name, form of Edward.

Definition for ned (2 of 2)

N.E.D.

or NED

New English Dictionary.

Example sentences from the Web for ned

Hitchcock sends the script--unread--to Thom Mount and his superior, Ned Tanen.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I met Ned 10 years ago when we were all living together—him, Jess, and I—out in L.A., and Ned had been writing this.

Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy on 'Eleanor Rigby,' First Heartbreak, and Robin Williams |Marlow Stern |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I refer the 2006 battle between Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont.

You, Chris McDaniel, Are No Ned Lamont |Michael Tomasky |June 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In March, he wrote that NED “should be disbanded immediately.”

Is Rand Paul a Secret Hawk? Or Maybe Not a Total Dove? |James Kirchick |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He voices Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner and Mr. Burns, among many other characters.

Married To Mr Burns: Life, Love, And Jealousy In The Music Of Judith Owen |Lloyd Grove |May 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Does your mother take his part or yours in these quarrels, Ned?

Through the Fray |G. A. Henty
They had reached the village before Ned had began to speak of anything more important than the weather or the game.

At His Gates, Vol. 3(of 3) |Margaret Oliphant
They remained in the timber the rest of the day, in order that Ned might recover sufficiently for the journey.

The Texan Scouts |Joseph A. Altsheler
Once Ned heard Jimmie laughing softly as he rolled on the floor.

Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone |G. Harvey Ralphson
It was Ned Haverhill, with whom Jed had had an encounter in the saloon, and there was a third man they did not know.

Two Boy Gold Miners |Frank V. Webster

British Dictionary definitions for ned

ned

/ (nɛd) /

noun

Scot slang, derogatory a young working-class male who dresses in casual sports clothes

Derived forms of ned

neddy or neddish, adjective

Word Origin for ned

C20: a shortened form of Edward