Past tense of wax
regular verb
The past tense of wax is waxed. The past participle is also waxed.
Forms of wax
| Base form (V1) | wax /waks/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | waxed /ˈwækst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | waxed /ˈwækst/ |
| Present participle | waxing /ˈwæksɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | waxes |
Less standard forms: waxen (dialectal).
Waxed in a sentence
- "I was reassigned over from the 9th when the battalion CO got waxed on the road leading in." Ben kept his dismay to himself.2005, David L. Robbins, Liberation Road: A Novel of World War II and the Red Ball Express, page 83
- The raindrops beaded on the car's waxed finish.From the entry bead
- The floor was waxed to a high polish.From the entry polish
- He certainly waxed eloquent on his article.From the entry eloquent
- As the evening wore on, Quimby waxed anecdotive.From the entry anecdotive
Meaning of wax
- noun Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
- noun Beeswax (a wax secreted by bees).
- noun Earwax (a wax secreted by the ears).
Questions about the past tense of wax
- What is the past tense of wax?
- The past tense of wax is waxed.
- What is the past participle of wax?
- The past participle of wax is waxed.
- Is wax a regular or irregular verb?
- Wax is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
- Is waxen correct?
- waxen is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of wax is waxed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wax (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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