"fax" meaning in English

See fax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fæks/ Audio: en-us-fax.ogg [US] Forms: fax [singular], faxes [plural]
enPR: făks Head templates: {{noun|fax|faxes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A fax is a document that is sent from one fax machine to another, which is then printed out by the receiving fax machine.
    Sense id: simple-fax-en-noun-rrHSaVYH
  2. A fax is a machine that sends a letter or document through a telephone line; a fax machine.
    Sense id: simple-fax-en-noun-~SgHJVDo

Verb

IPA: /fæks/ Audio: en-us-fax.ogg [US] Forms: fax [canonical], faxes [third-person, singular], faxed [past], faxed [past, participle], faxing [present, participle]
enPR: făks Head templates: {{verb|fax|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To send a document via a fax machine.
    Sense id: simple-fax-en-verb-GKKojdR8
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fax",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fax",
        "2": "faxes"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Did you get the fax I sent you this morning?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Something's wrong with our fax machine; we're not getting any of our faxes today."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fax is a document that is sent from one fax machine to another, which is then printed out by the receiving fax machine."
      ],
      "id": "simple-fax-en-noun-rrHSaVYH",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A fax is a machine that sends a letter or document through a telephone line; a fax machine."
      ],
      "id": "simple-fax-en-noun-~SgHJVDo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "făks"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fæks/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/f{ks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fax.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fax"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fax",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxes",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fax",
        "2": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Please fax the bill and I will pay it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To send a document via a fax machine."
      ],
      "id": "simple-fax-en-verb-GKKojdR8"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "făks"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fæks/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/f{ks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fax.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fax"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fax",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fax",
        "2": "faxes"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Did you get the fax I sent you this morning?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Something's wrong with our fax machine; we're not getting any of our faxes today."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fax is a document that is sent from one fax machine to another, which is then printed out by the receiving fax machine."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fax is a machine that sends a letter or document through a telephone line; a fax machine."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "făks"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fæks/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/f{ks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fax.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fax"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fax",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxes",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faxing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fax",
        "2": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Please fax the bill and I will pay it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To send a document via a fax machine."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "făks"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fæks/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/f{ks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fax.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fax"
}

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