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ex

/ɛks/

ex noun: the name of the Latin script letter X/x. Also the clipping of exhibition.

Noun (1)

ex (plural exes)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter X/x.
    • Thus first C checks to see if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true or false) then is compared to the value of zee.1984 Waite, Prata & Martin, C (Computer Program Language), p. 190

Verb

ex (third-person singular simple present exes, present participle exing, simple past and past participle exed)

  1. To delete; to cross out.
  2. (slang) To extinguish the life of.
    • You upset cuz your friend got exed
      I got pissed cuz my bro got knifed2023 June 12, “Mission Complete”, Tapeoff X Trapfit (Harlem Spartans) (lyrics), 0:57

Noun (2)

ex (plural exes)

  1. (colloquial) A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.
    • My friend has an ex who now lives abroad.
    • Her ex is still sending her flowers, even though she has moved on.

Adjective (1)

ex (not comparable)

  1. Ex-, former, previously but no longer.
  2. My algebra II teacher's dad is an ex PE teacher at the same school.

Adjective (2)

ex (not comparable)

  1. the place the train originated from or called at prior to the present location.
    • When between the station and the junction I was looking to the rear of the train on the near side, thinking it possible that we might receive a signal from the guard to shunt at Swindon junction to allow the 2.27 a.m. fast train ex Derby to pass, but the guard did not give any signal1885, F. A. Marindin, quoting Arthur Oakes, edited by Henry G. Calcraft, Annual Reports, Returns, Etc, Midland Railway - inquiry into the causes of a collision at Swinton station, page 96
    • The train was the 12.40 p.m. ex Derby on January 14th, 19141921, John Hope Fellows, editor, The Locomotive News and Railway Contractor, Volumes 8-10, Locomotive news agency, page 34

Adjective (3)

ex (comparative more ex, superlative most ex)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) expensive, dear
    • It's too ex.

Noun (3) capitalized: EX

EX (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of employee experience.
    • EX — the sum of all interactions an employee has with an organization, from recruiting to an exit interview – also significantly impacts business performance. EX involves far more than human resources functions, including facilities, internal communications, IT, and even corporate social...2019 June 13, Denise Lee Yohn, “Why Every Company Needs a Chief Experience Officer”, in Harvard Business Review, →ISSN

Noun (4) capitalized: Ex

Ex (plural Exes)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ex.

Also used as

ex is also the clipping of exhibition.

ex meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Tagalog

ex in Hindi

name of the letter X, x
एक्स eks

ex in Marathi

name of the letter X, x
एक्स eksa

ex in Bengali

name of the letter X, x
এক্স ekśo

ex in Tagalog

name of the letter X, x
eks
More languagesFewer languages
ex in Arabic
إِكْس ʔiks
ex in Malay
eks
ex in Indonesian
mantan
ex in Persian
ایکس iks
ex in Thai
เอกซ์ ék
ex in Vietnamese
ích, xờ, xờ nhẹ

Examples of ex in a sentence

  • "Nevile and I, and Nevile's Ex, and some Malayan planter who's home on leave."1944, Agatha Christie, Towards Zero:
  • Two sheriff’s offices in the South are offering up a Valentine’s Day deal for those who have exes with colorful histories.2021 February 13, Lauren M. Johnson, “Two Southern sheriff’s offices are offering Valentine’s Day deal for exes”, in CNN:
  • Your ex continues to hit you up months after the breakup?2024 January 18, Gina Cherelus, “TikTok Is 'Standing on Business.' What Does That Mean?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New...
  • The outward timing is: Ashford International railway station (domestic side) *departs at 09.25hrs* (connecting with the 07.32 ex Brighton *Marshlink* train and, 08.37 ex London St.2016 March 17, Derek Jones, “South East Bus Festival, Detling, 2 April 2016”, in Invicta Newsgroup (Usenet), retrieved 11 Jun 2018...

All 40 example sentences with ex

Synonyms of ex

30 more synonymsFewer synonyms

All synonyms of ex

Forms of ex

Noun
pluralexes
pluralExes
Verb
third-person singular presentexes
present participleexing
past participleexed
pastexed
Adjective
comparativemore ex
superlativemost ex

Plural of ex: exes

Origin of ex

From Latin ex.

From the fact that crossing something out often results in the shape of the letter X.

Standalone use of prefix ex-.

Words formed from ex

Phrases with ex

11 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with ex

35 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about ex

What does ex mean?
Ex means the name of the Latin script letter X/x.
What is ex in Hindi?
Ex in Hindi is एक्स (eks). See Ex meaning in Hindi.
How do you use ex in a sentence?
"Nevile and I, and Nevile's Ex, and some Malayan planter who's home on leave."
What part of speech is ex?
Ex can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce ex?
Ex is pronounced /ɛks/.
What is the plural of ex?
The plural of ex is exes.

Words near ex in the dictionary

  1. ewwy
  2. ewy
  3. Ewyas Harold
  4. EWYK
  5. ewys
  6. ex
  7. ex abundante cautela
  8. ex ante
  9. ex cathedra
  10. ex cetera
  11. ex contractu

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