taxi — a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtæksi/
Example Sentences
- The taxi driver got lost and started asking passengers for directions.
- She missed her flight because the taxi got stuck in traffic.
- The pilot announced that the plane would taxi to the gate slowly due to heavy fog.
taxi
NOUN[/ˈtæksi/]
a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Taxi is a shortening of taximeter cab, where taximeter derives from French taximètre. The root taximeter combines Latin taxare (to assess, to fix a price) with the suffix -meter (measuring device), referring to a cab equipped with a meter to calculate fares.
Breakdown
taxare (Latin: to assess, fix a price) + -meter (measuring instrument) → taximeter → taxi (shortened form). The word originally denoted the metered cab itself before becoming the standard term for the vehicle.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The taxi driver got lost and started asking passengers for directions.”
“She missed her flight because the taxi got stuck in traffic.”
“The pilot announced that the plane would taxi to the gate slowly due to heavy fog.”
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