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# taxi

noun (a taxi, taxis); verb (taxi, taxies / taxis, taxied, taxiing)

«taxi» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A taxi is a car with a driver that you pay to take you where you want to go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#m1)
2. When a plane taxis, it moves slowly along the ground before taking off or after landing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, people take or call a taxi; the fare is shown on a meter. In maths, taxi fares are used for problems: a starting charge plus a price per kilometre or mile. Safety: children should not take a taxi alone, and adults use licensed taxis. Phrases: «take a taxi», «call a taxi», «taxi rank», «taxi driver».

### Examples

- We took a taxi to the station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#x1)
- Mum called a taxi because it was raining. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#x2)
- The taxi driver helped with our bags. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#x3)
- The plane taxied to the runway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#x4)
- There is a taxi rank outside the airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#x5)
- A taxi costs 3 dollars to start plus 2 dollars a kilometre; 5 km costs 13 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#x6)
- New York taxis are yellow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun: «a taxi, taxis». Also called a «cab» or «taxicab». The verb for planes: «taxied», «taxiing» (two i's). In maths fare problems, multiply the distance by the price per unit, then add the starting charge.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «taxi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«taxi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/taxi.html) on Mova free.