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- [ted]
- /tɛd/
- /ted/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ted]
- /tɛd/
Definitions of ted word
- verb with object ted to spread out for drying, as newly mown hay. 1
- noun ted Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. 1
- noun ted Bert (Egbert Austin Williams) 1876?–1922, U.S. comedian and songwriter. 1
- noun ted Charles Melvin (Cootie) 1910–85, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader. 1
- noun ted Daniel Hale, 1858–1931, U.S. surgeon and educator: performed first successful heart surgery 1893. 1
- noun ted Elizabeth ("Betty") born 1943, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel prize 1976. 1
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Origin of ted
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English tedde; cognate with Old Norse tethja to manure, Old High German zettan to spread, Greek dateîsthai to divide
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Parts of speech for Ted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ted usage trend in Literature
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