Cabbed: meaning, definitions and examples
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cabbed
[ kรฆbd ]
past tense
The word 'cabbed' is the simple past tense of the verb 'cab', which means to travel in or drive a taxi. It is used to describe an action that has already been completed. For example, when someone says they 'cabbed to the airport', it means they took a taxi to get there. This verb is often used informally among speakers when discussing transportation methods.
Synonyms
hired a taxi, taxied, took a cab.
Examples of usage
- I cabbed home after the party last night.
- She cabbed to work instead of driving her own car.
- They cabbed downtown for dinner.
Translations
Translations of the word "cabbed" in other languages:
๐ต๐น taxi
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเฅเคเฅเคธเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช Taxi
๐ฎ๐ฉ taksi
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฐะบัั
๐ต๐ฑ taksรณwka
๐ฏ๐ต ใฟใฏใทใผ
๐ซ๐ท taxi
๐ช๐ธ taxi
๐น๐ท taksi
๐ฐ๐ท ํ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุณูุงุฑุฉ ุฃุฌุฑุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ taxi
๐ธ๐ฐ taxi
๐จ๐ณ ๅบ็ง่ฝฆ
๐ธ๐ฎ taksi
๐ฎ๐ธ leigubรญll
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐะบัะธ
๐ฌ๐ช แขแแฅแกแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ taksi
๐ฒ๐ฝ taxi
Etymology
The verb 'cab' comes from the 19th-century slang for a taxi, which derives from the earlier term 'cabriolet', a type of horse-drawn carriage. The use of 'cab' to refer to a taxi began to emerge in the late 1800s as motorized vehicles became more common. As city transportation evolved, so did language, leading to the adoption of 'cab' as a standard term for taxicabs. The transition from horse-drawn carriages to motor cars significantly transformed urban transport and contributed to the wider acceptance of terms like 'cab'. Over time, 'cab' became synonymous with taxi services around the world, and the past tense form 'cabbed' naturally followed the regular verb conjugation pattern to describe the act of using such a vehicle.