noun

taxi

TAK-see

noun

A car that can be hired, along with a driver, to take passengers to a destination for a fare.

"We hailed a taxi outside the station."

"The taxi dropped her off right at the front door."

verb

(of an aircraft) To move slowly along the ground under its own power, before or after flying.

"The plane taxied to the runway before takeoff."

To travel somewhere by taxi.

"They taxied home after the party rather than drive."

How to Use Taxi

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA car-for-hire with a driver, or — for planes — to move slowly on the ground under engine power.

Common pairings

hail a taxi call a taxi the plane taxied

taxied past tense, taxis plural, taxies plural, taxis singular, taxies singular

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Shortened from "taximeter cab" — taximeter being the fare-calculating meter, from French taximètre, itself from Medieval Latin taxa ("charge, tax").

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