Meaning

2 senses
  1. To delete; to cross out.

  2. (slang)To extinguish the life of.

Examples

620 sentences
  1. This is Mary, my ex-girlfriend.

    Це Мері, моя колишня дівчина. — deniko

    ruЭто Мэри — моя бывшая девушка. — odexed

  2. This is Tom, my ex-boyfriend.

    Це Том, мій колишній хлопець. — deniko

  3. Mary is still in love with her ex-boyfriend.

    Мері й досі закохана у свого колишнього. — deniko

  4. 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

  5. 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

Origin

From the fact that crossing something out often results in the shape of the letter X.

From the fact that crossing something out often results in the shape of the letter X.

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Forms

exes, exing, exed, exed
Base formex · to ex
3rd person singularexes
Present participleexing
Past simpleexed
Past participleexed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyex
he, she, itexes

Past simpleLesson

all personsexed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave exed
he, she, ithas exed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ex

Synonyms

85 synonyms

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 dictionary
ex — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto