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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Tools axeaxe1 (also ax American English) /æks/ ●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる noun [countable] 1 Image of axe TZa tool with a heavy metal blade on the end of a long handle, used to cut down trees or split pieces of wood → pickaxe 2 → the axe 3 → the axe 4 → have an axe to grind Examples from the Corpusaxe• Attractive young women fanned him as he simultaneously read, wrote, waved an axe and held a flower aloft.• In Crete, we also find the double axe engraved on stalactite columns in caves.• The strong hand of Skeggi, still half-laid on his axe. axeaxe2 (also ax American English) verb [transitive] 1 LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONto suddenly dismiss someone from their job There are plans to axe 2,600 staff.2 GET RID OFto get rid of a plan, system, or service, especially in order to save money TV’s longest running show is to be axed.→ See Verb table From Longman Business Dictionaryaxeaxe1 /æks/ (also ax American English) verb [transitive] informal1JOBif a company axes jobs, it suddenly dismisses people in those jobs in order to reduce costs The company announced plans to axe 300 jobs. 2to suddenly get rid of a plan or service, or reduce the amount of money spent on itThe airline’s transatlantic service is to be axed next month.→ See Verb table axeaxe2 (also ax American English) nounJOB1get/be given the axe if someone gets the axe or is given the axe, they are suddenly dismissed from their job because the company wants to reduce costs. If a plan, project, or service gets the axe, it is stopped in order to reduce costsA lot of managers are now getting the axe.2the axe falls if the axe falls, someone is dismissed from their job or a plan, project, or service is stopped because a company needs to reduce its costsThe axe is now falling on people whose talents have been praised only months earlier.
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Verb table
axe
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they axe (BrE)
he, she, it axes
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they axed
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have axed
he, she, it has axed
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had axed
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will axe
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have axed
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Continuous Form
Present
I am axing
he, she, it is axing
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you, we, they are axing
Past
I, he, she, it was axing
you, we, they were axing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been axing
he, she, it has been axing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been axing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be axing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been axing
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