English Explanatory Dictionary

ax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. US standard spelling of axe.
verb
  1. US standard spelling of axe.
verb
  1. Alternative form of ask.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

ăks /æks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ax.wav

Word forms

ax axes axing axed

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.

Derived words

axhandle axhead axless axlike axman axstone axwoman break-ax give the ax Ax-Grothendieck theorem Ax-Kochen theorem
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