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ed

/ɛd/

Meanings
  • suffix

    a suffix forming nouns from verbs

    - "the verb 'go' becomes the noun 'going' when the suffix -ing is added."

Pronunciation
  1. /ɛd/



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Synonyms

educ.
Rhymes
Words rhyming with ed
bed , head , sled , red , dead
Homophones
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  1. hid, heed, head, had


Variants
List of all variants of ed that leads to same result
ed , eds , ED , -ed , -it , op-ed , op-eds , phys ed , phys eds , voc-ed , voc-eds , Jebel Druz , Jebel ed Druz , special ed
Forms
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the past tense of regular verbs, the past participle of irregular verbs, the third person singular of regular verbs


Etymology
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From Old English 'id' or 'ead' meaning 'self, identity', and from the past participle of Old English 'idan' meaning 'to go' or 'to proceed'.


Related Concepts
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  1. past tense: The form of a verb that expresses an action that has already been completed. The past tense is used to describe actions that have already occurred, as well as to express various time-related concepts, such as the present perfect tense, the future perfect tense, and the past perfect tense.


Culture
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In literature, the suffix -ed is commonly used to form the past tense of verbs. In poetry, the use of -ed can create a sense of completion or resolution. In art, the suffix -ed is often used to form compound words, such as 'headed' or 'decorated'.

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