No. 11,774 in German
taxen
"Taxen" means "to estimate" or "to assess" in English.
In a sentence
Die Piloten taxen das Flugzeug auf die Startbahn.
The pilots taxi the airplane to the runway.
In this sentence, 'taxen' is used in the context of aviation, meaning to move an aircraft on the ground, particularly to or from a runway.
Nach dem Konzert mussten wir lange nach einer der wenigen Taxen suchen.
After the concert, we had to search for a long time for one of the scarce taxis.
Here, 'Taxen' is the plural of 'Taxi', referring to vehicles for transportation.
Als die Richter die Argumente taxen, entschieden sie sich für den Angeklagten.
As the judges evaluated the arguments, they decided in favor of the defendant.
In this case, 'taxen' is employed in a metaphorical sense, meaning to evaluate or judge something.
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