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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wax on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (followed by about, intransitive, often) To discuss a particular topic at length.
    • She sends the documentation Carrie’s way by text while — of all times — Steinem is waxing on about the new frontier of feminism. 2023 July 6, Ali Trachta, “‘And Just Like That …’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: Vivante”, in The New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
waxed on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
waxed on Tense=Past lexicographic
waxes on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
waxing on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

carry on · carp