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ax

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
2
Pronunciation
/æks/

Definition of ax

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, alt-of, standard)US standard spelling of axe.
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noun

  1. (US, alt-of, standard)US standard spelling of axe.

verb

  1. (US, alt-of, standard)US standard spelling of axe.
  2. (alt-of, alternative, dialectal, nonstandard)Alternative form of ask.
    “When they were come togedder, they axed off hym, sayinge: Master wilt thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdom of israhel?”
    “Dolly: And if so be, why did you ax me to keep you company? Housekeeper wants me below to pick raisins.”
    “Ar try who'l ax em the hardest riddle, Ar soonest vind out oone put us, true...”
    “Richard Dauntless: "But, axin' your pardon, miss, might I be permitted to salute the flag I'm a-goin' to sail under?"”
    “‘I axed him if he knowed the way and he said he had not fergitten the lay of the land.’”

name

  1. A surname.

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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.

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