x
1
[ eks ]
/ ɛks /
verb (used with object), x-ed or x'd [ekst] /ɛkst/, x-ing or x'ing [ek-sing] /ˈɛk sɪŋ/.
to cross out or mark with or as if with an x (often followed by out): to x out an error.
to indicate choice, as on a ballot or examination (often followed by in): to x in the candidate of your choice.
Origin of x
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First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby x
wāw,
władysław ii,
władysław iv,
wŏnju,
wŏnsan,
x,
x chromosome,
x marks the spot,
x pr,
x, x,
x-axis
British Dictionary definitions for x out (1 of 3)
x
X
/ (ɛks) /
noun plural x's, X's or Xs
the 24th letter and 19th consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound sequence represented by this letter, in English pronounced as ks or gz or, in initial position, z, as in xylophone
British Dictionary definitions for x out (2 of 3)
x
symbol for
commerce banking finance
ex
maths
the x- axis or a coordinate measured along the x- axis in a Cartesian coordinate system
an algebraic variable
British Dictionary definitions for x out (3 of 3)
X
symbol for
Word Origin for X
(sense 6) from the form of the Greek letter khi (Χ), first letter of
Khristos Christ