Meaning of "vex" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VEX

From Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre to jolt (in carrying), from vehere to convey.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VEX

vex  [vɛks]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VEX

Vex is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb vex in English.

WHAT DOES VEX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vex in the English dictionary

The first definition of vex in the dictionary is to anger or annoy. Other definition of vex is to confuse; worry. Vex is also to agitate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VEX

PRESENT

Present

I vex

you vex

he/she/it vexes

we vex

you vex

they vex

Present continuous

I am vexing

you are vexing

he/she/it is vexing

we are vexing

you are vexing

they are vexing

Present perfect

I have vexed

you have vexed

he/she/it has vexed

we have vexed

you have vexed

they have vexed

Present perfect continuous

I have been vexing

you have been vexing

he/she/it has been vexing

we have been vexing

you have been vexing

they have been vexing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I vexed

you vexed

he/she/it vexed

we vexed

you vexed

they vexed

Past continuous

I was vexing

you were vexing

he/she/it was vexing

we were vexing

you were vexing

they were vexing

Past perfect

I had vexed

you had vexed

he/she/it had vexed

we had vexed

you had vexed

they had vexed

Past perfect continuous

I had been vexing

you had been vexing

he/she/it had been vexing

we had been vexing

you had been vexing

they had been vexing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will vex

you will vex

he/she/it will vex

we will vex

you will vex

they will vex

Future continuous

I will be vexing

you will be vexing

he/she/it will be vexing

we will be vexing

you will be vexing

they will be vexing

Future perfect

I will have vexed

you will have vexed

he/she/it will have vexed

we will have vexed

you will have vexed

they will have vexed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been vexing

you will have been vexing

he/she/it will have been vexing

we will have been vexing

you will have been vexing

they will have been vexing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would vex

you would vex

he/she/it would vex

we would vex

you would vex

they would vex

Conditional continuous

I would be vexing

you would be vexing

he/she/it would be vexing

we would be vexing

you would be vexing

they would be vexing

Conditional perfect

I would have vex

you would have vex

he/she/it would have vex

we would have vex

you would have vex

they would have vex

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been vexing

you would have been vexing

he/she/it would have been vexing

we would have been vexing

you would have been vexing

they would have been vexing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you vex
we let´s vex
you vex

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to vex

Past participle

vexed

Present Participle

vexing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «VEX»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vex» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of vex

afflict · aggravate · agitate · annoy · bother · bug · displease · distress · disturb · exasperate · fret · gall · harass · hassle · irritate · nark · needle · nettle · offend · peeve · pester · pique · plague · provoke · put out · rile · tease · torment · trouble · upset · worry

TRANSLATION OF VEX

Find out the translation of vex to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of vex from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vex» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: VEX
• Translator English - Spanish: vex
• English: vex
• Translator English - Hindi: खीझाना
• Translator English - Arabic: VEX
• Translator English - Russian: выпуклая
• Translator English - Portuguese: vex
• Translator English - Bengali: উত্ত্যক্ত করা
• Translator English - French: vexer
• Translator English - Malay: Kekalahan
• Translator English - German: ärgern
• Translator English - Japanese: VEX
• Translator English - Korean: VEX
• Translator English - Javanese: Vex
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bàn cai
• Translator English - Tamil: ரத்து
• Translator English - Marathi: वेदना
• Translator English - Turkish: canını sıkmak
• Translator English - Italian: vessare
• Translator English - Polish: VEX
• Translator English - Ukrainian: опукла
• Translator English - Romanian: Vex
• Translator English - Greek: πειράζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vex
• Translator English - Swedish: vex
• Translator English - Norwegian: vex

2 QUOTES WITH «VEX»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vex.

1

John Chrysostom

I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea.

2

John Wilkins

It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEX»

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Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing

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Randy Shih, 2011

The Later Roman Empire, 284-602: A Social Economic and ...

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Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, 1986

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US Black Engineer & IT

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American Pronouncing Dictionary of English Language

•Vex-dee (ven-dee'), n. One to whom any thing is sold. Vexd-er J (TAnd'Dr) „. A BeiIer. Vexd-or J v " •Vend-i-bil-i-ty (Vend-e-bll'le- He), n. Quality of being salable. Vend-i-ble (vind'e'bl), a. Possible to be sold. VE!in-i-Bi.E-!iEss(vend'e,bl-nes),ti.

Alexander H. Laidlaw, 1859

An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting ...

VEX, v. t. To fret ; to be teased or irritated. Chapman. VEX-A'TION, it. [Fr. from L. motto.] 1. The act of irritating, or of troubling, disquieting and harassing. 2. Btate of being irritated or disturbed in mind. 3. Disquiet ; agitation ; great uneasiness.

Noah Webster, John Walker, 1846

The Chorus Choir

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An Introduction to German Grammar

Gebhard Friedrich August Wendeborn. y5 H^H Und mancher fiel tieM„ae/l<»« sbarnieder"). Um desto mcbr ^')' ließ'slch der Tanzer selm ")i^ Doch seine Kun»l v «Mos") dev-Mchi« Hai, fen"). . ' Fort"), schrieen M, fort Uli t dir! - , , . ^ Du Narr ...

Gebhard Friedrich August Wendeborn, 1797

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15000 people are headed for Louisville!

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New Music: Cynthia Morgan, Emma Nyra, Victoria Kimani - 'Vex'

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