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fax

(făks)

1. A fax machine.

2. A document transmitted or received by a fax machine. In both senses also called facsimile.

tr.v. faxed, fax·ing, fax·es

To transmit (a document) by a fax machine.

[Shortening and alteration of facsimile.]

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fax

(fæks)

1. (Telecommunications) Also: fax machine short for facsimile machine

2. (Telecommunications) short for facsimile transmission

3. (Telecommunications) a message or document sent by fax

(Telecommunications) (tr) to send (a message, document, etc) by fax

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fax

(fæks)
n.

1. Also called facsimile.

a. a method or device (fax′ machine`) for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like by telephone or radio for exact reproduction elsewhere.

b. an exact copy or reproduction so transmitted.

v.t.

2. to transmit (documents, drawings, photographs, or the like) by fax.

[1945–50; shortening and resp. of facsimile]

fax

Past participle: faxed
Gerund: faxing

Imperative
fax
fax

Present
I fax
you fax
he/she/it faxes
we fax
you fax
they fax

Preterite
I faxed
you faxed
he/she/it faxed
we faxed
you faxed
they faxed

Present Continuous
I am faxing
you are faxing
he/she/it is faxing
we are faxing
you are faxing
they are faxing

Present Perfect
I have faxed
you have faxed
he/she/it has faxed
we have faxed
you have faxed
they have faxed

Past Continuous
I was faxing
you were faxing
he/she/it was faxing
we were faxing
you were faxing
they were faxing

Past Perfect
I had faxed
you had faxed
he/she/it had faxed
we had faxed
you had faxed
they had faxed

Future
I will fax
you will fax
he/she/it will fax
we will fax
you will fax
they will fax

Future Perfect
I will have faxed
you will have faxed
he/she/it will have faxed
we will have faxed
you will have faxed
they will have faxed

Future Continuous
I will be faxing
you will be faxing
he/she/it will be faxing
we will be faxing
you will be faxing
they will be faxing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been faxing
you have been faxing
he/she/it has been faxing
we have been faxing
you have been faxing
they have been faxing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been faxing
you will have been faxing
he/she/it will have been faxing
we will have been faxing
you will have been faxing
they will have been faxing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been faxing
you had been faxing
he/she/it had been faxing
we had been faxing
you had been faxing
they had been faxing

Conditional
I would fax
you would fax
he/she/it would fax
we would fax
you would fax
they would fax

Past Conditional
I would have faxed
you would have faxed
he/she/it would have faxed
we would have faxed
you would have faxed
they would have faxed

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

fax

Short for facsimile, a machine that enables people to send copies of documents or pictures over telephone lines or radio links.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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Noun	1.	fax - duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio facsimile machine, facsimile copier, duplicator - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
Verb	1.	fax - send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" facsimile, telefax telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail

Translations

جِهاز الفاكسرِسالة بالفاكْسرَقْم الفاكْسفَاكْس يُرْسِلُ بِالفاكس

faxfaxovatposlat faxčíslo faxu

faxfaxefaxmaskinefaxnummer

Fax faxen Faxgerät Faxnummer per Fax schicken

τηλεομοιοτυπία τηλεομοιότυπο φαξ στέλνω φαξ

fax faxear mandar por fax telefax enviar por fax

faksilähettää faksi

faxer télécopie télécopierfacsimiléfac-similé

faksfaksirati

elfaxolfaxol

fax faxare un fax inviare via fax

ファックスファックスを送る

팩스팩스로 보내다

fakso aparatasfakso numerissiųsti faksu

faksa aparatsfaksa numursfaksssutit pa faksu

fax faxen

faks fakse faksmaskin

faks przefaksować

fax passar fax enviar fax

факс посылать по факсу

faxfaxovať

faksfaksirati

faxfaxa

โทรสารส่งแฟ็กซ์

faks fakslamakfaks makinesifaks numarası

gửi faxmáy fax

传真传真号传真机发传真

fax

[fæks]

A. N (= document) → fax m; (= machine) → fax m, telefax m

B. VT → mandar por fax

C. CPD fax message N → fax m
fax number N → número m de (tele)fax

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fax

[ˈfæks]

(= document) → fax m, télécopie f
to send sb a fax → envoyer un fax à qn

(= machine) → fax m, télécopieur m
by fax → par fax

vt [+ document] → faxer, envoyer par fax, envoyer par télécopie
to fax sb → envoyer un fax à qn
to fax sth to sb, to fax sb sth → faxer qch à qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fax

(also fax machine) → Fax nt, → Telefax nt, → Fernkopierer m; to send something by fax → etw per Fax or Telefax senden, etw faxen

(= message, document) → Fax nt, → Telefax nt

vt → faxen; can you fax us? → können Sie uns (dat) → faxen?

fax

fax board

n → Faxkarte f

fax bureau

n → Faxbüro nt

fax card

n = fax board

fax machine

n = fax N a

fax message

n → Fax nt, → Telefax nt

fax number

n → (Tele)faxnummer f

faxshot

n → Direktwerbung f → per Fax; to send out a fax → Werbemitteilungen per Fax senden

vt → Werbemitteilungen per Fax senden an (+acc)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fax

[fæks]

1. n (document, machine) → facsimile m inv, fax m inv

2. vt → spedire via fax, teletrasmettere

fax

(faks) noun

1. a facsimile; a written message sent by a special telephone system. I'll send you a fax.

2. (also fax machine) a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes. Our new fax has a separate telephone line.

3. a fax number. fax 8139007.

verb

to send someone a fax. I'll fax you the document tomorrow.

ˈfax number noun

What's your fax number?

fax

→ فَاكْس, يُرْسِلُ بِالفاكس fax, faxovat fax, faxe Fax, faxen στέλνω φαξ, φαξ enviar por fax, fax, faxear faksi, lähettää faksi fax, faxer faks, faksirati fax, inviare via fax ファックス, ファックスを送る 팩스, 팩스로 보내다 fax, faxen faks, fakse faks, przefaksować enviar fax, fax, passar fax посылать по факсу, факс fax, faxa โทรสาร, ส่งแฟ็กซ์ faks, fakslamak gửi fax, máy fax 传真

Fax	→ فَاكسْ → Fax → Φαξ → El fax → Faksi → Le fax → Telefaks → Fax → ファックス → 팩스 → Faxen → Faks → Faks → Fax → Факс → โทรสาร → Faks → 传真

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