Xbox
UK/ˈɛks bɒks/
Xbox noun: any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.
Noun (1)
Xbox (plural Xboxes)
- Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.
- The Xbox or the Arcade Game Box? That's weird. They knocked off the look of the Xbox with the PlayStation controller.2015 June 24, “Top 10 Chinese Knockoffs of Foreign Products” (00:01:45 from the start), in China Uncensored, spoken by himself (Chris Chappell), New Tang Dynasty Television, via New Tang Dynasty...
Verb
Xbox (third-person singular simple present Xboxes, present participle Xboxing, simple past and past participle Xboxed)
- To play a video game using an Xbox home console.
- There's a time and a place for mindless activities (we don't need to make them a big deal) but, if done excessively, they don't exactly deliver what they promise. In other words, Xboxing for hours at a time may give you an illusion of rejuvenation but it doesn't truly make you feel rested.2018, Shelley Aggarwal, Signe Darpinian, Wendy Sterling, No Weigh!: A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 49
Noun (2) capitalized: XBox
XBox
- Misspelling of Xbox.
Xbox meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Xbox in Hindi
- video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
- एक्सबॉक्स eksabŏks
Xbox in Tamil
- video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
- எக்ஸ்பாக்ஸ் ekspāks
Xbox in Marathi
- video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
- एक्स-बॉक्स eksa-bŏksa
Xbox in Urdu
- video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
- ایکس بکس
More languagesFewer languages
- Xbox in Kannada
- ಎಕ್ಸ್ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ eksbāks
- Xbox in Persian
- ایکس باکس eks-bâks
Forms of Xbox
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Xboxes |
| alternative form | XBox |
| alternative form | X-box |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | Xboxes |
| present participle | Xboxing |
| past participle | Xboxed |
| past | Xboxed |
Origin of Xbox
From "DirectX box". In use since the announcement of the original Xbox in 2000.
Words formed from Xbox
Questions about Xbox
- What does Xbox mean?
- Xbox means any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.
- What is Xbox in Hindi?
- Xbox in Hindi is एक्सबॉक्स (eksabŏks). See Xbox meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Xbox?
- Xbox can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce Xbox?
- Xbox is pronounced /ˈɛks bɒks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Xbox?
- The plural of Xbox is Xboxes.
Words near Xbox in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Xbox (page history and authors); XBox (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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