ax English

Meaning ax meaning

What does ax mean?

ax

— noun an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

— verb (= axe) terminate The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it

— verb (= axe) chop or split with an ax axe wood

Synonyms ax synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as ax?

ax English » English

axe

hatchet

poleax

broadax

whittle down

weaken

trim back

trim

tomahawk

throttle

taper

subtract

strike

staff

scepter

rod

reduce

rationalize

rationalise

prune

poleaxe

limit

hold down

hew

factor out

expense

downsize

dock

disestablish

discontinue

detract

deduct

decrease

common ax

cane

broadaxe

bate

axis

adze

abrogate

abridge

abolish

Topics ax topics

What do people use ax to talk about?

Social behavior Conflict War

Weapon, shoot

• What types of axes and clubs are there?
  ax axe blackjack club halberd hatchet mace tomahawk truncheon
• What words refer to using a weapon?
  archery draw a pistol draw a sword draw a bow fit an arrow raise a gun aim load stab hurl a spear swing an ax drop a bomb stick a knife into someone bludgeon whip (v)

Work and occupation Occupation Working with wood

Lumbering

• What tools are used in lumbering?
  saw ax logging truck

Work and occupation Tool

Cutting tool

• What types of cutting tools are there?
  knife paring knife butcher knife jackknife pocketknife hunting knife ax hatchet saw blade razor blade scissors wire-cutters

Physical actions Divide into pieces

Cut

• What words refer to cutting something with a particular tool?
  knife ax

Work and occupation Business organization

Work for someone

• What words refer to being fired from a job?
  get the sack get the ax lose your job be laid off

Conjugation ax conjugation

How do you conjugate ax?

ax · verb

Present I ax

Positive I ax

Singular

1st person I ax

2nd person you ax

3rd person he/she/it axes

Plural

1st person we ax

2nd person you ax

3rd person they ax

Negative I don't ax

Singular

1st person I don't ax I do not ax

2nd person you don't ax you do not ax

3rd person he/she/it doesn't ax he/she/it does not ax

Plural

1st person we don't ax we do not ax

2nd person you don't ax you do not ax

3rd person they don't ax they do not ax

Question do I ax?

Singular

1st person do I ax?

2nd person do you ax?

3rd person does he/she/it ax?

Plural

1st person do we ax?

2nd person do you ax?

3rd person do they ax?

Negative question don't I ax?

Singular

1st person don't I ax? do I not ax?

2nd person don't you ax? do you not ax?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it ax? does he/she/it not ax?

Plural

1st person don't we ax? do we not ax?

2nd person don't you ax? do you not ax?

3rd person don't they ax? do they not ax?

Past I axed

Positive I axed

Singular

1st person I axed

2nd person you axed

3rd person he/she/it axed

Plural

1st person we axed

2nd person you axed

3rd person they axed

Negative I didn't ax

Singular

1st person I didn't ax I did not ax

2nd person you didn't ax you did not ax

3rd person he/she/it didn't ax he/she/it did not ax

Plural

1st person we didn't ax we did not ax

2nd person you didn't ax you did not ax

3rd person they didn't ax they did not ax

Question did I ax?

Singular

1st person did I ax?

2nd person did you ax?

3rd person did he/she/it ax?

Plural

1st person did we ax?

2nd person did you ax?

3rd person did they ax?

Negative question didn't I ax?

Singular

1st person didn't I ax? did I not ax?

2nd person didn't you ax? did you not ax?

3rd person didn't he/she/it ax? did he/she/it not ax?

Plural

1st person didn't we ax? did we not ax?

2nd person didn't you ax? did you not ax?

3rd person didn't they ax? did they not ax?

Future I'll ax

Positive I'll ax

Singular

1st person I'll ax I will ax

2nd person you'll ax you will ax

3rd person he/she/it'll ax he/she/it will ax

Plural

1st person we'll ax we will ax

2nd person you'll ax you will ax

3rd person they'll ax they will ax

Negative I won't ax

Singular

1st person I won't ax I will not ax

2nd person you won't ax you will not ax

3rd person he/she/it won't ax he/she/it will not ax

Plural

1st person we won't ax we will not ax

2nd person you won't ax you will not ax

3rd person they won't ax they will not ax

Question will I ax?

Singular

1st person will I ax?

2nd person will you ax?

3rd person will he/she/it ax?

Plural

1st person will we ax?

2nd person will you ax?

3rd person will they ax?

Negative question won't I ax?

Singular

1st person won't I ax? will I not ax?

2nd person won't you ax? will you not ax?

3rd person won't he/she/it ax? will he/she/it not ax?

Plural

1st person won't we ax? will we not ax?

2nd person won't you ax? will you not ax?

3rd person won't they ax? will they not ax?

Conditional I'd ax

Positive I'd ax

Singular

1st person I'd ax I would ax

2nd person you'd ax you would ax

3rd person he/she/it'd ax he/she/it would ax

Plural

1st person we'd ax we would ax

2nd person you'd ax you would ax

3rd person they'd ax they would ax

Negative I wouldn't ax

Singular

1st person I wouldn't ax I would not ax

2nd person you wouldn't ax you would not ax

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't ax he/she/it would not ax

Plural

1st person we wouldn't ax we would not ax

2nd person you wouldn't ax you would not ax

3rd person they wouldn't ax they would not ax

Question would I ax?

Singular

1st person would I ax?

2nd person would you ax?

3rd person would he/she/it ax?

Plural

1st person would we ax?

2nd person would you ax?

3rd person would they ax?

Negative question wouldn't I ax?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I ax? would I not ax?

2nd person wouldn't you ax? would you not ax?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it ax? would he/she/it not ax?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we ax? would we not ax?

2nd person wouldn't you ax? would you not ax?

3rd person wouldn't they ax? would they not ax?

Present continuous I'm axing

Positive I'm axing

Singular

1st person I'm axing I am axing

2nd person you're axing you are axing

3rd person he/she/it's axing he/she/it is axing

Plural

1st person we're axing we are axing

2nd person you're axing you are axing

3rd person they're axing they are axing

Negative I'm not axing

Singular

1st person I'm not axing I am not axing

2nd person you aren't axing you're not axing you are not axing

3rd person he/she/it isn't axing he/she/it's not axing he/she/it is not axing

Plural

1st person we aren't axing we're not axing we are not axing

2nd person you aren't axing you're not axing you are not axing

3rd person they aren't axing they're not axing they are not axing

Question am I axing?

Singular

1st person am I axing?

2nd person are you axing?

3rd person is he/she/it axing?

Plural

1st person are we axing?

2nd person are you axing?

3rd person are they axing?

Negative question aren't I axing?

Singular

1st person aren't I axing? am I not axing?

2nd person aren't you axing? are you not axing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it axing? is he/she/it not axing?

Plural

1st person aren't we axing? are we not axing?

2nd person aren't you axing? are you not axing?

3rd person aren't they axing? are they not axing?

Past continuous I was axing

Positive I was axing

Singular

1st person I was axing

2nd person you were axing

3rd person he/she/it was axing

Plural

1st person we were axing

2nd person you were axing

3rd person they were axing

Negative I wasn't axing

Singular

1st person I wasn't axing I was not axing

2nd person you weren't axing you were not axing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't axing he/she/it was not axing

Plural

1st person we weren't axing we were not axing

2nd person you weren't axing you were not axing

3rd person they weren't axing they were not axing

Question was I axing?

Singular

1st person was I axing?

2nd person were you axing?

3rd person was he/she/it axing?

Plural

1st person were we axing?

2nd person were you axing?

3rd person were they axing?

Negative question wasn't I axing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I axing? was I not axing?

2nd person weren't you axing? were you not axing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it axing? was he/she/it not axing?

Plural

1st person weren't we axing? were we not axing?

2nd person weren't you axing? were you not axing?

3rd person weren't they axing? were they not axing?

Future continuous I'll be axing

Positive I'll be axing

Singular

1st person I'll be axing I will be axing

2nd person you'll be axing you will be axing

3rd person he/she/it'll be axing he/she/it will be axing

Plural

1st person we'll be axing we will be axing

2nd person you'll be axing you will be axing

3rd person they'll be axing they will be axing

Negative I won't be axing

Singular

1st person I won't be axing I will not be axing

2nd person you won't be axing you will not be axing

3rd person he/she/it won't be axing he/she/it will not be axing

Plural

1st person we won't be axing we will not be axing

2nd person you won't be axing you will not be axing

3rd person they won't be axing they will not be axing

Question will I be axing?

Singular

1st person will I be axing?

2nd person will you be axing?

3rd person will he/she/it be axing?

Plural

1st person will we be axing?

2nd person will you be axing?

3rd person will they be axing?

Negative question won't I be axing?

Singular

1st person won't I be axing? will I not be axing?

2nd person won't you be axing? will you not be axing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be axing? will he/she/it not be axing?

Plural

1st person won't we be axing? will we not be axing?

2nd person won't you be axing? will you not be axing?

3rd person won't they be axing? will they not be axing?

Conditional continuous I'd be axing

Positive I'd be axing

Singular

1st person I'd be axing I would be axing

2nd person you'd be axing you would be axing

3rd person he/she/it'd be axing he/she/it would be axing

Plural

1st person we'd be axing we would be axing

2nd person you'd be axing you would be axing

3rd person they'd be axing they would be axing

Negative I wouldn't be axing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be axing I would not be axing

2nd person you wouldn't be axing you would not be axing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be axing he/she/it would not be axing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be axing we would not be axing

2nd person you wouldn't be axing you would not be axing

3rd person they wouldn't be axing they would not be axing

Question would I be axing?

Singular

1st person would I be axing?

2nd person would you be axing?

3rd person would he/she/it be axing?

Plural

1st person would we be axing?

2nd person would you be axing?

3rd person would they be axing?

Negative question wouldn't I be axing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be axing? would I not be axing?

2nd person wouldn't you be axing? would you not be axing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be axing? would he/she/it not be axing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be axing? would we not be axing?

2nd person wouldn't you be axing? would you not be axing?

3rd person wouldn't they be axing? would they not be axing?

Present perfect I've axed

Positive I've axed

Singular

1st person I've axed I have axed

2nd person you've axed you have axed

3rd person he/she/it's axed he/she/it has axed

Plural

1st person we've axed we have axed

2nd person you've axed you have axed

3rd person they've axed they have axed

Negative I haven't axed

Singular

1st person I haven't axed I have not axed

2nd person you haven't axed you have not axed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't axed he/she/it has not axed

Plural

1st person we haven't axed we have not axed

2nd person you haven't axed you have not axed

3rd person they haven't axed they have not axed

Question have I axed?

Singular

1st person have I axed?

2nd person have you axed?

3rd person has he/she/it axed?

Plural

1st person have we axed?

2nd person have you axed?

3rd person have they axed?

Negative question haven't I axed?

Singular

1st person haven't I axed? have I not axed?

2nd person haven't you axed? have you not axed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it axed? has he/she/it not axed?

Plural

1st person haven't we axed? have we not axed?

2nd person haven't you axed? have you not axed?

3rd person haven't they axed? have they not axed?

Past perfect I had axed

Positive I had axed

Singular

1st person I had axed

2nd person you had axed

3rd person he/she/it had axed

Plural

1st person we had axed

2nd person you had axed

3rd person they had axed

Negative I hadn't axed

Singular

1st person I hadn't axed I had not axed

2nd person you hadn't axed you had not axed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't axed he/she/it had not axed

Plural

1st person we hadn't axed we had not axed

2nd person you hadn't axed you had not axed

3rd person they hadn't axed they had not axed

Question had I axed?

Singular

1st person had I axed?

2nd person had you axed?

3rd person had he/she/it axed?

Plural

1st person had we axed?

2nd person had you axed?

3rd person had they axed?

Negative question hadn't I axed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I axed? had I not axed?

2nd person hadn't you axed? had you not axed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it axed? had he/she/it not axed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we axed? had we not axed?

2nd person hadn't you axed? had you not axed?

3rd person hadn't they axed? had they not axed?

Future perfect I'll have axed

Positive I'll have axed

Singular

1st person I'll have axed I will have axed

2nd person you'll have axed you will have axed

3rd person he/she/it'll have axed he/she/it will have axed

Plural

1st person we'll have axed we will have axed

2nd person you'll have axed you will have axed

3rd person they'll have axed they will have axed

Negative I won't have axed

Singular

1st person I won't have axed I will not have axed

2nd person you won't have axed you will not have axed

3rd person he/she/it won't have axed he/she/it will not have axed

Plural

1st person we won't have axed we will not have axed

2nd person you won't have axed you will not have axed

3rd person they won't have axed they will not have axed

Question +'ll I have axed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have axed? will I have axed?

2nd person +'ll you have axed? will you have axed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have axed? will he/she/it have axed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have axed? will we have axed?

2nd person +'ll you have axed? will you have axed?

3rd person +'ll they have axed? will they have axed?

Negative question won't I have axed?

Singular

1st person won't I have axed? will I not have axed?

2nd person won't you have axed? will you not have axed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have axed? will he/she/it not have axed?

Plural

1st person won't we have axed? will we not have axed?

2nd person won't you have axed? will you not have axed?

3rd person won't they have axed? will they not have axed?

Conditional perfect I'd have axed

Positive I'd have axed

Singular

1st person I'd have axed I would have axed

2nd person you'd have axed you would have axed

3rd person he/she/it'd have axed he/she/it would have axed

Plural

1st person we'd have axed we would have axed

2nd person you'd have axed you would have axed

3rd person they'd have axed they would have axed

Negative I wouldn't have axed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have axed I would not have axed

2nd person you wouldn't have axed you would not have axed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have axed he/she/it would not have axed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have axed we would not have axed

2nd person you wouldn't have axed you would not have axed

3rd person they wouldn't have axed they would not have axed

Question would I have axed?

Singular

1st person would I have axed?

2nd person would you have axed?

3rd person would he/she/it have axed?

Plural

1st person would we have axed?

2nd person would you have axed?

3rd person would they have axed?

Negative question wouldn't I have axed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have axed? would I not have axed?

2nd person wouldn't you have axed? would you not have axed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have axed? would he/she/it not have axed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have axed? would we not have axed?

2nd person wouldn't you have axed? would you not have axed?

3rd person wouldn't they have axed? would they not have axed?

Imperative ax!

Positive

you ax!

we let's ax!

Negative

you don't ax!

we let's not ax!