fox
verb/fɒks/
/fɑːks/
(especially British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fox | /fɒks/ /fɑːks/ |
| he / she / it foxes | /ˈfɒksɪz/ /ˈfɑːksɪz/ |
| past simple foxed | /fɒkst/ /fɑːkst/ |
| past participle foxed | /fɒkst/ /fɑːkst/ |
| -ing form foxing | /ˈfɒksɪŋ/ /ˈfɑːksɪŋ/ |
- fox somebody to be too difficult for somebody to understand or solve; to trick or confuse somebody
- The last question foxed even our panel of experts.
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vos and German Fuchs.Want to learn more?
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