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noun

ˈtak-sē How to pronounce taxi (audio)
Definition of taxinext
as in cab
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment

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verb

as in to chauffeur

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Recent Examples of taxi
Noun
The former taxi driver had been arrested three years earlier after police unearthed a mass grave in a forest ‌near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi, where his followers had been living in mud huts. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026 The directors traced the idea back to long taxi rides home after meetings around the city. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
American Airlines said the tire issue occurred while the plane was taxiing to the gate. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 13 May 2026 There had just been a snowstorm and the plane wasn’t able to taxi all the way to the gate. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for taxi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxi
  1. cab
  2. chauffeur
  3. ride
Noun
  • Grab a couple of cruisers to bike to the beach and back to skip on cab fares, and don’t miss the whaling museum for a bit of history.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The driver's side hatch between the slide-out bedroom and cab door houses the kitchen.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cab
Verb
  • Despite the progress, none of these demonstrations suggest that biological computers will soon serve in Amazon warehouses or chauffeur you around town in a Waymo.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In each city, the concierge-style service has its own private check-in and TSA process’,’ provides food, drinks and spa services’,’ and chauffeurs you directly to your plane.
    — Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of chauffeur
Verb
  • Baltzor and her husband Keith, had just finished riding a bunch of about 150 hundred head of their cattle down Highway 205 on horseback from another pasture.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • JenChan’s floor manager, Maxx Reginello, couldn’t work for a few weeks last year after he was hit while riding his bike home after a double shift on Easter.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ride

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