Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wax
Participle: waxed
Gerund: waxing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wax |
| you | wax |
| he;she;it | waxes |
| we | wax |
| you | wax |
| they | wax |
Perfect
| I | have waxed |
| you | have waxed |
| he;she;it | has waxed |
| we | have waxed |
| you | have waxed |
| they | have waxed |
Past
| I | waxed |
| you | waxed |
| he;she;it | waxed |
| we | waxed |
| you | waxed |
| they | waxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had waxed |
| you | had waxed |
| he;she;it | had waxed |
| we | had waxed |
| you | had waxed |
| they | had waxed |
Future
| I | will wax |
| you | will wax |
| he;she;it | will wax |
| we | will wax |
| you | will wax |
| they | will wax |
Future Perfect
| I | will have waxed |
| you | will have waxed |
| he;she;it | will have waxed |
| we | will have waxed |
| you | will have waxed |
| they | will have waxed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wax |
| you | wax |
| he;she;it | wax |
| we | wax |
| you | wax |
| they | wax |
Perfect
| I | have waxed |
| you | have waxed |
| he;she;it | have waxed |
| we | have waxed |
| you | have waxed |
| they | have waxed |
Imperfect
| I | waxed |
| you | waxed |
| he;she;it | waxed |
| we | waxed |
| you | waxed |
| they | waxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had waxed |
| you | had waxed |
| he;she;it | had waxed |
| we | had waxed |
| you | had waxed |
| they | had waxed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wax |
| you | would wax |
| he;she;it | would wax |
| we | would wax |
| you | would wax |
| they | would wax |
Perfect
| I | would have waxed |
| you | would have waxed |
| he;she;it | would have waxed |
| we | would have waxed |
| you | would have waxed |
| they | would have waxed |
Imperative
| you | wax |
| we | Let's wax |
| you | wax |
Verbs conjugated like 'wax'
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 'wax'
ax,
fax,
max,
rax,
sax,
tax,
wad,
wag,
wan,
wap,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- increase
- swell, enlarge, extend, grow, lengthen, dilate
- grow
- become
- polish
- shine, smooth
Antonyms
- grow
- decline, decrease, dwindle, diminish
- polish
- dull, deface, mar, ruin
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English wax, from Old English weax, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *woḱ-so-.
2. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Woaks (“wax”), West Frisian waaks (“wax”), Dutch was (“wax”), German Wachs (“wax”), German Low German Wass (“wax”), Luxembourgish Wuess (“wax”), Vilamovian wāhs (“wax”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk voks (“wax”), Faroese vaks (“wax”), Icelandic, Swedish vax (“wax”); and with Lithuanian vaškas (“wax”), Proto-Slavic *voskъ (“wax”).
Verbs referencing "wax"
German, old spelling
wachsen, Danish
vokse, Dutch
waxen, Cimbrian baksan, Luxembourgish
wuessen, Valencian
guaixar.
Sample Sentences
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waxed silk
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The syrup is waxing. Come and help yourselves. [1932, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods:]