Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- The termination of the past participle of regular, or weak, verbs; also, of analogous participial adjectives from nouns
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- suffix Used to form
past participles of (regular)verbs . See-en and-t for variants. - suffix Used to form
past tenses of (regular)verbs . In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See-t for a variant. - suffix Used to form
adjectives fromnouns , in the sense of having the object represented by the noun. - suffix As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The general rule in English is that you conjugate the past tense of verbs by adding -ed but there are exceptions.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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Just as genes and organisms undergo natural selection, words—specifically, irregular verbs such as “holp” that do not take an -ed ending in the past tense—are subject to powerful pressure to “regularize” as the language develops.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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"I f---ed too many chicks and did too many drugs, and that's the truth."
George Clooney: I've Had Too Much Sex, Done Too Many Drugs for Politics 2011
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Under these, shall we say, "Heat"-ed circumstances, it's quite possible the ghosts of past playoff failures might end up dancing around in the psyche of LeBrick James.
Tom Pappalardo: Why the Bulls Will Beat the Heat in Eastern Conference Finals Tom Pappalardo 2011
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That single extant rule adds an -ed suffix to simple past and past participle forms.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter has a few things to say to DirecTV customers who may lose access to Fox cable channels, including FX: "You're getting f---ed over."
Kurt Sutter Takes On DirecTV Over Possible Blackout With Choice Words 2011
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A Perez-style scrawl over the image reads: James f---ed up the Oscars.
James Franco Strikes Back at Oscar Writer Bruce Vilanch 2011
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Under these, shall we say, "Heat"-ed circumstances, it's quite possible the ghosts of past playoff failures might end up dancing around in the psyche of LeBrick James.
Tom Pappalardo: Why the Bulls Will Beat the Heat in Eastern Conference Finals Tom Pappalardo 2011
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When adding -ed after the single n, however, the word appears to invite the pronunciation rhyming with “enthroned.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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When adding -ed after the single n, however, the word appears to invite the pronunciation rhyming with “enthroned.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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