zed
To sleep or napTo sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
» Do you pronounce it "Zed" or "Zee"?
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2 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal, intransitive)To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive, rare)To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.
Examples
2 sentencesDo you pronounce it "Zed" or "Zee"?
In many dialects of English, the letter Z is pronounced "zed", not "zee".
Origin
From Middle English zed, zedde, zede, from Old French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from AncFrom Middle English zed, zedde, zede, from Old French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta), from Hebrew ז (zayin) with influence from βῆτα (bêta), ἦτα (êta) and θῆτα (thêta). The letter had a rare usage in Old English, such as in bezt, where it represented "ts" (compare the German, Italian, and Finnish pronunciation of Z). For the sleep sense, see zzz. The zombie sense comes from the initial letter. Doublet of zeta. Cognate to Spanish zeta, German Zett, French zède, Italian zeta, and perhaps Portuguese zê.
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Forms
zeds, zedding, zedded, zeddedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle