taxi

noun
UK: /ˈtæksi/
US: /ˈtæksi/

  1. A car that you pay to drive you somewhere.

    1. Let's take a taxi to the station. [ ] [ ]
    2. Since it's raining, we should hail a taxi instead of walking. [ ] [ ]

  2. To travel in a taxi.

    1. We can taxi to the airport. [ ] [ ]
    2. They decided to taxi downtown rather than take the bus. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

hack cab taxicab
taxi intransitive-verb

  1. To travel in a taxi.

    1. I'll taxi to the hotel. [ ] [ ]
    2. We can taxi to the venue, it's not far. [ ] [ ]

  2. To (of an aircraft) move along the ground before taking off or after landing.

    1. The pilot will taxi the plane now. [ ] [ ]
    2. After landing, the plane had to taxi a long way to the terminal. [ ] [ ]
taxi transitive-verb

  1. To transport someone or something by taxi.

    1. I'll taxi you home after the party. [ ] [ ]
    2. Could you taxi this package to the post office for me please? [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "taxi" in English means: A car that you pay to drive you somewhere., To travel in a taxi..

The phonetic transcription of "taxi" is /ˈtæksi/ in British English and /ˈtæksi/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "taxi": hack, cab, taxicab.

Example usage of "taxi": "Let's take a taxi to the station.". More examples on the page.