Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to affix
Participle: affixed
Gerund: affixing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | affix |
| you | affix |
| he;she;it | affixes |
| we | affix |
| you | affix |
| they | affix |
Perfect
| I | have affixed |
| you | have affixed |
| he;she;it | has affixed |
| we | have affixed |
| you | have affixed |
| they | have affixed |
Past
| I | affixed |
| you | affixed |
| he;she;it | affixed |
| we | affixed |
| you | affixed |
| they | affixed |
Pluperfect
| I | had affixed |
| you | had affixed |
| he;she;it | had affixed |
| we | had affixed |
| you | had affixed |
| they | had affixed |
Future
| I | will affix |
| you | will affix |
| he;she;it | will affix |
| we | will affix |
| you | will affix |
| they | will affix |
Future Perfect
| I | will have affixed |
| you | will have affixed |
| he;she;it | will have affixed |
| we | will have affixed |
| you | will have affixed |
| they | will have affixed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | affix |
| you | affix |
| he;she;it | affix |
| we | affix |
| you | affix |
| they | affix |
Perfect
| I | have affixed |
| you | have affixed |
| he;she;it | have affixed |
| we | have affixed |
| you | have affixed |
| they | have affixed |
Imperfect
| I | affixed |
| you | affixed |
| he;she;it | affixed |
| we | affixed |
| you | affixed |
| they | affixed |
Pluperfect
| I | had affixed |
| you | had affixed |
| he;she;it | had affixed |
| we | had affixed |
| you | had affixed |
| they | had affixed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would affix |
| you | would affix |
| he;she;it | would affix |
| we | would affix |
| you | would affix |
| they | would affix |
Perfect
| I | would have affixed |
| you | would have affixed |
| he;she;it | would have affixed |
| we | would have affixed |
| you | would have affixed |
| they | would have affixed |
Imperative
| you | affix |
| we | Let's affix |
| you | affix |
Verbs conjugated like 'affix'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'affix'
admix,
affile,
affine,
affirm,
affy,
defix,
fix,
infix,
reaffix,
refix,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to combine more than one item into one
- accouple, associate, attach, bewed, bind, clasp, clinch, combine, conglomerate, conglutinate, conjoin, connect, couple, entwine, fay, fix, graft, hitch, hook, inosculate, interlink, join, joint, knit, knot, link, marry, put together, splice, unite, wed, yoke
- attach
- connect, join, bind, staple, tack, hook, fasten
- append
- add, annex
Antonyms
- attach
- detach, disconnect, disjoin, separate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). By surface analysis, af- + fix.
Sample Sentences
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to affix a stigma to a person
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to affix ridicule or blame to somebody
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Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food […] [1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:]
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On a recent afternoon a work crew and crane were affixing the tall lettering to the side of the team’s new stadium, just off the autobahn in Sinsheim, a few miles from Hoffenheim. [2009 January 22, Nicholas Kulish, “Soccer Titan Raises Profile of Tiny Village”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:]
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to affix a syllable to a word
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to affix a seal to an instrument
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to affix one’s name to a writing
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eyes affixed upon the ground
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Look thou no further, but affix thine eye/On that bright, shiny, round, still moving mass,/The house of blessed gods, which men call sky,/All sow'd with glist'ring stars more thick than grass... [1596, Edmund Spenser, An Hymn of Heavenly Beauty:]