box – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of box

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to box sth in
Participle: boxed sth in
Gerund: boxing sth in

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of box

Indicative

Present

Ibox sth in
youbox sth in
he;she;itboxes sth in
webox sth in
youbox sth in
theybox sth in

Perfect

Ihave boxed sth in
youhave boxed sth in
he;she;ithas boxed sth in
wehave boxed sth in
youhave boxed sth in
theyhave boxed sth in

Past

Iboxed sth in
youboxed sth in
he;she;itboxed sth in
weboxed sth in
youboxed sth in
theyboxed sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad boxed sth in
youhad boxed sth in
he;she;ithad boxed sth in
wehad boxed sth in
youhad boxed sth in
theyhad boxed sth in

Future

Iwill box sth in
youwill box sth in
he;she;itwill box sth in
wewill box sth in
youwill box sth in
theywill box sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have boxed sth in
youwill have boxed sth in
he;she;itwill have boxed sth in
wewill have boxed sth in
youwill have boxed sth in
theywill have boxed sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Ibox sth in
youbox sth in
he;she;itbox sth in
webox sth in
youbox sth in
theybox sth in

Perfect

Ihave boxed sth in
youhave boxed sth in
he;she;ithave boxed sth in
wehave boxed sth in
youhave boxed sth in
theyhave boxed sth in

Imperfect

Iboxed sth in
youboxed sth in
he;she;itboxed sth in
weboxed sth in
youboxed sth in
theyboxed sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad boxed sth in
youhad boxed sth in
he;she;ithad boxed sth in
wehad boxed sth in
youhad boxed sth in
theyhad boxed sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould box sth in
youwould box sth in
he;she;itwould box sth in
wewould box sth in
youwould box sth in
theywould box sth in

Perfect

Iwould have boxed sth in
youwould have boxed sth in
he;she;itwould have boxed sth in
wewould have boxed sth in
youwould have boxed sth in
theywould have boxed sth in

Imperative

youbox sth in
weLet's box sth in
youbox sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam boxing sth in
youare boxing sth in
he;she;itis boxing sth in
weare boxing sth in
youare boxing sth in
theyare boxing sth in

Perfect

Ihave been boxing sth in
youhave been boxing sth in
he;she;ithas been boxing sth in
wehave been boxing sth in
youhave been boxing sth in
theyhave been boxing sth in

Past

Iwas boxing sth in
youwere boxing sth in
he;she;itwas boxing sth in
wewere boxing sth in
youwere boxing sth in
theywere boxing sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been boxing sth in
youhad been boxing sth in
he;she;ithad been boxing sth in
wehad been boxing sth in
youhad been boxing sth in
theyhad been boxing sth in

Future

Iwill be boxing sth in
youwill be boxing sth in
he;she;itwill be boxing sth in
wewill be boxing sth in
youwill be boxing sth in
theywill be boxing sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been boxing sth in
youwill have been boxing sth in
he;she;itwill have been boxing sth in
wewill have been boxing sth in
youwill have been boxing sth in
theywill have been boxing sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be boxing sth in
youwould be boxing sth in
he;she;itwould be boxing sth in
wewould be boxing sth in
youwould be boxing sth in
theywould be boxing sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been boxing sth in
youwould have been boxing sth in
he;she;itwould have been boxing sth in
wewould have been boxing sth in
youwould have been boxing sth in
theywould have been boxing sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'box'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'box'

bob, bog, boo, bop, bot, bow, boy, cox, dox, fox,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pack
package, crate, confine

Antonyms

pack
loosen, scatter, strew, jumble

Additional Information

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos)
3. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs)
4. Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor.
5. Late Latin buxisbor.
6. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā
7. Old English box
8. Middle English box
9. English box
10. From Middle English box (“container, box, cup”), from Old English box (“box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box”) from Late Latin buxis (“box”), Latin pyxis (“small box for medicines or toiletries”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box or tablet made of boxwood; box; cylinder”) and πύξος (púxos, “box tree; boxwood”). Doublet of piseog, pyx, and pyxis.
11. Cognate with Middle Dutch bosse, busse (“jar; tin; round box”) (modern Dutch bos (“wood, forest”), bus (“container, box; bushing of a wheel”)), Old High German buhsa (Middle High German buhse, bühse, modern German Büchse (“box; can”)), Swedish bössa (“box”).
12. The humorous plural form boxen is from box + -en, by analogy with oxen.
13. (motor racing): Used since it is more distinct over the radio compared to pit. Also from German Boxenstopp (“pit stop”). See: Swedish 'bössa'.

Verbs referencing "box"

German, old spelling boxen, Esperanto boksi, Scots Gaelic bocsaig, Dutch boksen, Valencian boxar, Ido boxar, Valencian boxejar, Norwegian bokse, Norwegian, nynorsk bokse, Welsh bocsio.

Sample Sentences

  • He also testified that the reason he crated the one machine and boxed the other was because one machine was stronger and the other frailer, and that made it dangerous to crate it. [1917, “Edwin B. Stimpson Co. v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co.”, in New York Supplement, volume 164, page 71:]
  • Scrapbooks that have enduring value in their original form should be individually boxed in custom-fitted boxes. [1991 August, Karen Motylewski, “Surveying Your Own Institution: What Do You Need to Know?”, in What an Institution Can Do to Survey Its Own Preservation Needs (Technical Leaflet: General Preservation; 508-470-1010), Andover, Mass.: Northeast Document Conservation Center, →OCLC, section V.D.6 (Scrapbooks and Ephemera), page 21; reprinted in Sherry Byrne, Collection Maintenance and Improvement (Preservation Planning Program), Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 1993, →ISBN, page 87:]
  • "I best get busy and box up these bones," she said, suddenly anxious to get moving. […] As she started to step around the grave washed out by last night's rainstorm, the sun caught on something caught in the mud. [2017, B. J. Daniels, “Gun-shy Bride”, in Cold Justice, 2nd Australian paperback edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Harlequin Mills & Boon, →ISBN, chapter 1:]
  • A large majority of children seem to delight in emotionally boxing in their parents—setting the double-bind trap by giving the parent two choices but determining ahead of time that neither choice will be sufficient for their satisfaction. [1996, Bill Borcherdt, “The Door Swings Both Ways: When Children Double Bind Their Parents”, in Making Families Work and What to Do when They Don’t: Thirty Guides for Imperfect Parents of Imperfect Children (Haworth Marriage and the Family), New York, N.Y.: The Haworth Press, →ISBN; republished Binghamton, N.Y.: The Haworth Press, 2007, →ISBN, page 65:]
  • Straining eliminates lumps in the paint. If the paint has separated, stir the thick paint up from the bottom of each can to free as many lumps as possible. Then box the paint, pouring it all together through a nylon paint strainer and into the bucket. Paint less than one year old usually doesn't require straining. Older paint might have a thick skin on the top; remove the skin and set it aside. Box the paint, pouring it through a nylon paint strainer into the bucket. [2004, Brian Santos, “Painting Like a Pro”, in Painting Secrets from Brian Santos, the Wall Wizard, Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith Books, →ISBN, page 95:]
  • The early settlers either boxed the tree or cut large slanting gashes, from the lower end of which a rudely fashioned spout conducted the sap to a bucket. This method was very destructive to the tree, and boring was substituted for it. [1918 April, F. L. B., “The Maple Sugar Industry”, in Forest Leaves, volume XVI, number 8 (number 184 overall), Philadelphia, Pa.: Pennsylvania Forestry Association, →OCLC, page 115, column 2:]
  • As early as the 1850s, prisons were being made "safer" by boxing in water pipes and enclosing galleries with netting to prevent jumping. [2013, Ronald V[ictor] Clarke, David Lester, “Introduction to the Transaction Edition”, in Suicide: Closing the Exits, New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, →ISBN, page ix:]
  • [T]he death of the said deceased Daniel Docherty, while in the defender's employment as an engineman, […] is alleged to have been owing to the engine house, which contained the engine of which the deceased had charge, being of a dangerous and improper construction, and the fly-wheel not having been boxed in or covered: […] [1862 February 25, Archibald Alison (judge), “Sarah Hamil, or Docherty, relict of the deceased Daniel Docherty, Agnes Docherty, and Sarah Docherty, residing with her, his daughters and only children, v. James Alexander, Glasgow, Calenderer, defender”, in The Scottish Law Magazine and Sheriff Court Reporter, volume I (New Series), Glasgow: Thomas Murray & Son, […]; Edinburgh: Maclachlan and Stewart, published December 1862, →OCLC, page 41, column 1:]
  • “Okay Lewis, so box this lap, box, box” [2020 February 7, Greg Stuart, “A beginner’s guide to… F1 slang”, in F1:]