vax
verb/væks/
/væks/
[often passive] (especially North American English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they vax | /væks/ /væks/ |
| he / she / it vaxxes | /ˈvæksɪz/ /ˈvæksɪz/ |
| past simple vaxxed | /vækst/ /vækst/ |
| past participle vaxxed | /vækst/ /vækst/ |
| -ing form vaxxing | /ˈvæksɪŋ/ /ˈvæksɪŋ/ |
- vax somebody to vaccinate somebody against a disease
- The government is considering providing incentives for people to get vaxxed.
- 80% of the population is now triple-vaxxed (= has had three vaccinations against Covid-19)
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