Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ax
Participle: axed
Gerund: axing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ax |
| you | ax |
| he;she;it | axes |
| we | ax |
| you | ax |
| they | ax |
Perfect
| I | have axed |
| you | have axed |
| he;she;it | has axed |
| we | have axed |
| you | have axed |
| they | have axed |
Past
| I | axed |
| you | axed |
| he;she;it | axed |
| we | axed |
| you | axed |
| they | axed |
Pluperfect
| I | had axed |
| you | had axed |
| he;she;it | had axed |
| we | had axed |
| you | had axed |
| they | had axed |
Future
| I | will ax |
| you | will ax |
| he;she;it | will ax |
| we | will ax |
| you | will ax |
| they | will ax |
Future Perfect
| I | will have axed |
| you | will have axed |
| he;she;it | will have axed |
| we | will have axed |
| you | will have axed |
| they | will have axed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ax |
| you | ax |
| he;she;it | ax |
| we | ax |
| you | ax |
| they | ax |
Perfect
| I | have axed |
| you | have axed |
| he;she;it | have axed |
| we | have axed |
| you | have axed |
| they | have axed |
Imperfect
| I | axed |
| you | axed |
| he;she;it | axed |
| we | axed |
| you | axed |
| they | axed |
Pluperfect
| I | had axed |
| you | had axed |
| he;she;it | had axed |
| we | had axed |
| you | had axed |
| they | had axed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ax |
| you | would ax |
| he;she;it | would ax |
| we | would ax |
| you | would ax |
| they | would ax |
Perfect
| I | would have axed |
| you | would have axed |
| he;she;it | would have axed |
| we | would have axed |
| you | would have axed |
| they | would have axed |
Verbs conjugated like 'ax'
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 'ax'
ab,
ah,
axe,
ex,
fax,
max,
rax,
sax,
tax,
wax,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English axen, aksen, axien, from Old English ācsian and āxian, showing metathesis from āscian. Ax/aks was common in literary works until about 1600.
Sample Sentences
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When they were come togedder, they axed off hym, sayinge: Master wilt thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdom of israhel? [1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts:]
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Dolly: And if so be, why did you ax me to keep you company? Housekeeper wants me below to pick raisins. [1836, Joanna Baillie, The Alienated Manor, act 4:]
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"Thin the masther called out Dinny Moran, an' dhragged him up to one o' the Dublin young ladies, an' bid Dinny be stout an' ax her out to dance wid him." [1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 517:]
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Ar try who'l ax em the hardest riddle,
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Ar soonest vind out oone put us, true... [1879, William Barnes, “The Welshnut Tree”, in Complete Poems, volume 1, page 106:]
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Richard Dauntless: "But, axin' your pardon, miss, might I be permitted to salute the flag I'm a-goin' to sail under?" [1887, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ruddigore, act 1:]
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‘I axed him if he knowed the way and he said he had not fergitten the lay of the land.’ [1979, Verna Mae Slone, What My Heart Wants to Tell, page 18:]
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Wise: Your boy left here a while ago
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Johnson: I ain' lookin' for him. He at his granmother's. I wanted to ax you somethin'. [2006 Sept. 17, David Mills, "Soft Eyes", The Wire, 00:19:01]
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He's cool. Does triathlons dahn de Sahn. Don't drink. Ax me if I want a lift to de beach — he hurd it's a dahnce goin on dahn thurr. [2013 September 5, James Burton, The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022:]