bus
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1.0
- noun
- /bʌs/
:
autobús
- The bus will be along shortly, so please wait at the designated stop.
- a bus driver
- a bus pass
- a bus stop
You're in the back of the bus right right now.
- You're in the back of the bus right right now.
- Roll yourself down the stairs of a double Decker bus when it's moving.
- We can't get off the bus, bro.
- You are waiting for a bus that's never going to come.
- You know, I think COVID shut down my bus riding quite considerably.
- I'm never totally convinced riding a bus that I'm on the right bus.
- I went back to that bus to just to.
Examples
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One group bought the girls a bus, which makes traveling to school much safer.
Academic text (2011) -
Here's some footage of the bus tour they took through Spain.
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Yeah, I met a lady on a bus and she changed my world.
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We used to take the bus to the library.
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You know, I have to take the bus every morning.
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I have a bus to catch.
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The bus will be along in a minute.
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I learned why during my bus ride to work the following Tuesday morning.
Academic text (2011) -
Reduced fare cards for the bus, subway, or train may be an option for students.
Academic text (2015) -
Today we took a three hour bus ride up to Chiang Rai.
Synonyms
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1.3
A large comfortable vehicle like a bus or long train carriage
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9.9
A small bus or car that carries people for a low price and stops where needed
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9.9
A large vehicle that carries many people, used for public transport in the past
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3.9
A large comfortable bus that carries many people on long journeys
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2.9
A large vehicle that carries many people on a set route
A large vehicle that carries many people on roads as public transport
Idioms
- Literature
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7.7
Put most players near their own goal to stop the other team from scoring
Compounds
- Specialized
A set of computers and other machines connected to one main cable to share data
- Specialized
The amount of data sent between parts of a computer over a shared connection
- Informal
A bright yellow school bus people call as a joke because it looks like cheese
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bus comes from the longer word omnibus, which is Latin for 'for all'. It was the name of a vehicle anyone could use, and the word was shortened to bus, which is why a bus carries many passengers.