Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to coax
Participle: coaxed
Gerund: coaxing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | coax |
| you | coax |
| he;she;it | coaxes |
| we | coax |
| you | coax |
| they | coax |
Perfect
| I | have coaxed |
| you | have coaxed |
| he;she;it | has coaxed |
| we | have coaxed |
| you | have coaxed |
| they | have coaxed |
Past
| I | coaxed |
| you | coaxed |
| he;she;it | coaxed |
| we | coaxed |
| you | coaxed |
| they | coaxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had coaxed |
| you | had coaxed |
| he;she;it | had coaxed |
| we | had coaxed |
| you | had coaxed |
| they | had coaxed |
Future
| I | will coax |
| you | will coax |
| he;she;it | will coax |
| we | will coax |
| you | will coax |
| they | will coax |
Future Perfect
| I | will have coaxed |
| you | will have coaxed |
| he;she;it | will have coaxed |
| we | will have coaxed |
| you | will have coaxed |
| they | will have coaxed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | coax |
| you | coax |
| he;she;it | coax |
| we | coax |
| you | coax |
| they | coax |
Perfect
| I | have coaxed |
| you | have coaxed |
| he;she;it | have coaxed |
| we | have coaxed |
| you | have coaxed |
| they | have coaxed |
Imperfect
| I | coaxed |
| you | coaxed |
| he;she;it | coaxed |
| we | coaxed |
| you | coaxed |
| they | coaxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had coaxed |
| you | had coaxed |
| he;she;it | had coaxed |
| we | had coaxed |
| you | had coaxed |
| they | had coaxed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would coax |
| you | would coax |
| he;she;it | would coax |
| we | would coax |
| you | would coax |
| they | would coax |
Perfect
| I | would have coaxed |
| you | would have coaxed |
| he;she;it | would have coaxed |
| we | would have coaxed |
| you | would have coaxed |
| they | would have coaxed |
Imperative
| you | coax |
| we | Let's coax |
| you | coax |
Verbs conjugated like 'coax'
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 'coax'
coak,
coal,
coat,
cox,
hoax,
ax,
boak,
boat,
box,
cab,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to fondle
- chuckle, cosset, faddle, pettle, fondle, tiddle
- to touch someone lovingly
- canoodle, caress, chuckle, cosset, dally, dandle, dawt, faddle, feel up, fond, fondle, grabble, grope, nantle, pet, pettle, shift, smuggle, tiddle, touch up
- persuade
- cajole, wheedle, influence, beguile, wangle, inveigle, urge, induce
Antonyms
- persuade
- dissuade, discourage, deter, divert
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to cock (“male bird, pert boy”). The modern spelling is from 1706.
Sample Sentences
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[...] of this brown forester, but I know that the other passengers looked on in a sort of admiring horror, and that presently the boat was put back to the wharf, and as many of the Pioneers as could be coaxed or bullied into going away, were got rid of.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The child clung shyly to the woman. “ Come Eliza, why do you try to coax him, when you know that he has got to be kept away from you ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)