Meaning
2 sensesThe name of the Latin script letter X/x.
Ix, Iks
эксeks, иксiks
the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
(colloquial)A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.
My friend has an ex who now lives abroad.
Her ex is still sending her flowers, even though she has moved on.
Ex
эксeks, бы́вшийbývšij, бы́вшаяbývšaja
Examples
620 sentencesThis is Mary, my ex-girlfriend.
Це Мері, моя колишня дівчина. — deniko
ruЭто Мэри — моя бывшая девушка. — odexed
This is Tom, my ex-boyfriend.
Це Том, мій колишній хлопець. — deniko
Mary is still in love with her ex-boyfriend.
Мері й досі закохана у свого колишнього. — deniko
I loved my ex-wife, but I just couldn't live with her anymore.
Я кохав свою колишню дружину, але я просто вже більше не міг із нею жити. — deniko
ruЯ любил свою бывшую жену, но просто не мог больше с ней жить. — marafon
Tom is back with his ex.
Том знову зустрічається зі своєю колишнею. — deniko
ruТом вернулся со своей бывшей. — Tale
deTom ist wieder mit seiner Ex zusammen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin ex. Standalone use of prefix ex-.Forms
plural: exesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife:ex-wife
- a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband:ex-husband
- the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet:Xx
Collocations
12 patterns- ex wife
- ex husband
- ex boyfriend
- ex girlfriend
- an ex con
- his ex wife
- my ex girlfriend
- an an ex
- ex wives
- my ex wife
- ex con
- his ex girlfriend
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.