Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pox
Participle: poxed
Gerund: poxing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pox |
| you | pox |
| he;she;it | poxes |
| we | pox |
| you | pox |
| they | pox |
Perfect
| I | have poxed |
| you | have poxed |
| he;she;it | has poxed |
| we | have poxed |
| you | have poxed |
| they | have poxed |
Past
| I | poxed |
| you | poxed |
| he;she;it | poxed |
| we | poxed |
| you | poxed |
| they | poxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had poxed |
| you | had poxed |
| he;she;it | had poxed |
| we | had poxed |
| you | had poxed |
| they | had poxed |
Future
| I | will pox |
| you | will pox |
| he;she;it | will pox |
| we | will pox |
| you | will pox |
| they | will pox |
Future Perfect
| I | will have poxed |
| you | will have poxed |
| he;she;it | will have poxed |
| we | will have poxed |
| you | will have poxed |
| they | will have poxed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pox |
| you | pox |
| he;she;it | pox |
| we | pox |
| you | pox |
| they | pox |
Perfect
| I | have poxed |
| you | have poxed |
| he;she;it | have poxed |
| we | have poxed |
| you | have poxed |
| they | have poxed |
Imperfect
| I | poxed |
| you | poxed |
| he;she;it | poxed |
| we | poxed |
| you | poxed |
| they | poxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had poxed |
| you | had poxed |
| he;she;it | had poxed |
| we | had poxed |
| you | had poxed |
| they | had poxed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pox |
| you | would pox |
| he;she;it | would pox |
| we | would pox |
| you | would pox |
| they | would pox |
Perfect
| I | would have poxed |
| you | would have poxed |
| he;she;it | would have poxed |
| we | would have poxed |
| you | would have poxed |
| they | would have poxed |
Imperative
| you | pox |
| we | Let's pox |
| you | pox |
Verbs conjugated like 'pox'
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 'pox'
box,
cox,
dox,
fox,
hox,
pod,
poo,
pop,
pot,
poz,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock. The curse sense involves metonymy: wishing a literal pox upon someone is the original form of pox-relevant curse, and the word pox itself also came to mean curse.
Sample Sentences
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Jack had a moſt ſcandalous tongue, and perſuaded Peg that all mankind, beſides himſelf, were pox'd by that ſcarlet-faced whore, †Signiora Bubonia. “As for his brother Lord Peter, the tokens were evident on him, blotches, ſcabs, and the corona. […]” [[1750?], Dr. [John] Arbuthnot, “The History of John Bull: Part II, Chapter III”, in The History of John Bull [by Dr. Arbuthnot]. And Poems on ſeveral Occasions by Dr. Jonathan Swift, with Several Miſcellaneous Pieces, by Dr. Swift and Mr. Pope, London: D. Midwinter, A. Tonson, page 60:]