Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to soapbox
Participle: soapboxed
Gerund: soapboxing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | soapbox |
| you | soapbox |
| he;she;it | soapboxes |
| we | soapbox |
| you | soapbox |
| they | soapbox |
Perfect
| I | have soapboxed |
| you | have soapboxed |
| he;she;it | has soapboxed |
| we | have soapboxed |
| you | have soapboxed |
| they | have soapboxed |
Past
| I | soapboxed |
| you | soapboxed |
| he;she;it | soapboxed |
| we | soapboxed |
| you | soapboxed |
| they | soapboxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had soapboxed |
| you | had soapboxed |
| he;she;it | had soapboxed |
| we | had soapboxed |
| you | had soapboxed |
| they | had soapboxed |
Future
| I | will soapbox |
| you | will soapbox |
| he;she;it | will soapbox |
| we | will soapbox |
| you | will soapbox |
| they | will soapbox |
Future Perfect
| I | will have soapboxed |
| you | will have soapboxed |
| he;she;it | will have soapboxed |
| we | will have soapboxed |
| you | will have soapboxed |
| they | will have soapboxed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | soapbox |
| you | soapbox |
| he;she;it | soapbox |
| we | soapbox |
| you | soapbox |
| they | soapbox |
Perfect
| I | have soapboxed |
| you | have soapboxed |
| he;she;it | have soapboxed |
| we | have soapboxed |
| you | have soapboxed |
| they | have soapboxed |
Imperfect
| I | soapboxed |
| you | soapboxed |
| he;she;it | soapboxed |
| we | soapboxed |
| you | soapboxed |
| they | soapboxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had soapboxed |
| you | had soapboxed |
| he;she;it | had soapboxed |
| we | had soapboxed |
| you | had soapboxed |
| they | had soapboxed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would soapbox |
| you | would soapbox |
| he;she;it | would soapbox |
| we | would soapbox |
| you | would soapbox |
| they | would soapbox |
Perfect
| I | would have soapboxed |
| you | would have soapboxed |
| he;she;it | would have soapboxed |
| we | would have soapboxed |
| you | would have soapboxed |
| they | would have soapboxed |
Imperative
| you | soapbox |
| we | Let's soapbox |
| you | soapbox |
Verbs conjugated like 'soapbox'
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 'soapbox'
beatbox,
hotbox,
outbox,
sabo,
sandbox,
shambok,
sjambok,
soap,
soapen,
apron,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From soap + box. The figurative use of the word derives from the fact that soap products in the US used to be commonly transported to stores in large wooden boxes. It used to be common for individuals to give impromptu rally speeches to their neighbors by finding something to stand on like a soapbox.
Sample Sentences
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He soapboxed for whales and pressed us to write petitions and demonstrate with him—he as the leader, we as followers. [2011, Phil Wolfson, Noe: A Father-Son Song of Love, Life, Illness, and Death, North Atlantic Books, →ISBN:]
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[…] and various members soapboxed in Hyde Park on Sunday. [2015, Marc Matera, Black London: The Imperial Metropolis and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 80:]