Past tense of axe
regular verb
The past tense of axe is axed. The past participle is also axed.
Forms of axe
| Base form (V1) | axe /æks/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | axed /ækst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | axed /ækst/ |
| Present participle | axing /ˈæksɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | axes /ˈæksəz/ |
Axed in a sentence
- The broadcaster axed the series because far fewer people than expected watched it.
- He got axed in the last round of firings.
- Thousands of workers are being axed at car plants across the UK as plummetting sales force production cutbacks.2009 February 23, Dan Milmo, “Mandelson, the oligarch and a £25m bail-out plea”, in The Guardian. From the entry plummetting
- He may even find himself being blamed if the project dies a quick and horrible death at the box office or is unceremoniously axed by the network.1983, Robert R. Faulkner, Music on Demand, page 90. From the entry death
Meaning of axe
- noun A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
- noun An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
- noun A dismissal or rejection.
Questions about the past tense of axe
- What is the past tense of axe?
- The past tense of axe is axed.
- What is the past participle of axe?
- The past participle of axe is axed.
- Is axe a regular or irregular verb?
- Axe is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: axe (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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