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Fed
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Fed
FED
, pret. and pp. of feed, which see.Definition 2024
Fed
fed
fed
English
Noun
fed (plural feds)
- (US, slang) a federal government officer or official, especially FBI and DEA agents.
- (London, chiefly MLE, slang) a police officer.
Synonyms
- (police officer): see Wikisaurus:police officer
Etymology 2
Verb
fed
- simple past tense and past participle of feed
Derived terms
Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feð/, [feːˀð], [feðˀ]
- Rhymes: -eð
Etymology 1
From Old Norse feitr (“fat”), from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.
Adjective
fed
- fat (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body), obese
- fatty, rich
- great, smashing
- (of a typeface) bold
Inflection
| Inflection of fed | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | fed | federe | fedest2 |
| Neuter singular | fedt | federe | fedest2 |
| Plural | fede | federe | fedest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | fede | federe | fedeste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
fed n (singular definite feddet, plural indefinite fed)
Inflection
Inflection of fed
Etymology 3
Non-lemma forms.
Verb
fed
- imperative of fede
Hungarian
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *pintä- (“to close, cover”). Likely cognate with Finnish pinne and Udmurt поди (podi).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛd]
- Hyphenation: fed
Verb
fed
- (transitive) to cover
Conjugation
conjugation of fed
| Infinitive | fedni | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past participle | fedett | |||||||
| Present participle | fedő | |||||||
| Future participle | fedendő | |||||||
| Adverbial participle | fedve | |||||||
| Potential | fedhet | |||||||
| 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal | 3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal | 3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal |
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| Indicative Mood | Present | Indefinite | fedek | fedsz | fed | fedünk | fedtek | fednek |
| Definite | fedem én téged/titeket fedlek |
feded | fedi | fedjük | feditek | fedik | ||
| Past | Indefinite | fedtem | fedtél | fedett | fedtünk | fedtetek | fedtek | |
| Definite | fedtem én téged/titeket fedtelek |
fedted | fedte | fedtük | fedtétek | fedték | ||
| Conditional Mood | Present | Indefinite | fednék | fednél | fedne | fednénk | fednétek | fednének |
| Definite | fedném én téged/titeket fednélek |
fednéd | fedné | fednénk | fednétek | fednék | ||
| Subjunctive Mood | Present | Indefinite | fedjek | fedj or fedjél |
fedjen | fedjünk | fedjetek | fedjenek |
| Definite | fedjem én téged/titeket fedjelek |
fedd or fedjed |
fedje | fedjük | fedjétek | fedjék | ||
| Conjugated Infinitive | fednem | fedned | fednie | fednünk | fednetek | fedniük | ||