DictionaryRoot: -ed
English
-ed
having a feature or being in a resulting state
Forms
- -ed
- -d — Used after many bases ending in e.
Origin
Continues an old English ending. Descriptions built from nouns developed alongside forms associated with completed actions.
Note
A word such as wooded describes possession of a feature; it does not require an earlier verb meaning “to wood.”
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adjective
proposed
Suggested for consideration or approval.
Etymology
Proposed is the participle of propose, to put forward. It describes something already presented as an option but still open to consideration or approval.