Synonym: polish
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /wæks/ |
| Hyphenation | wax |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑢𐑨𐑒𐑕 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) wax | (I) waxed |
| (thou) waxest | (thou) waxedst |
| (he) waxes, waxeth | (he) waxed |
| (we) wax | (we) waxed |
| (you) wax | (you) waxed |
| (they) wax | (they) waxed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) wax | (I) waxed |
| (thou) wax | (thou) waxed |
| (he) wax | (he) waxed |
| (we) wax | (we) waxed |
| (you) wax | (you) waxed |
| (they) wax | (they) waxed |
| Imperative mood | |
| wax | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| waxing | waxed |
| Afrikaans | poets |
|---|---|
| Dutch | poetsen; schoenen poetsen |
| Esperanto | ciri |
| French | cirer |
| German | wichsen; mit Wichse einschmieren |
| Portuguese | engraxar |
| Spanish | lustrar |