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# bus

noun (bus, buses); verb (bus, buses, bused/bussed — to take by bus)

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

## Everyday

1. A bus is a big road vehicle that carries many people, often on a set route with stops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#m1)
2. A school bus takes children to and from school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#m2)
3. To bus people is to take them somewhere by bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#m3)
4. (casual) «Hop on the bus», «catch the bus», «get the bus» all mean travel by bus; «the 12» means the bus number 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#m4)
5. (casual) «Throw someone under the bus» means blame them to save yourself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#m5)
6. (rude) «The bloody bus is late again» is everyday grumbling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#m6)
7. (formal) Notices and exams say «omnibus» (old), «public transport vehicle», «passengers alighting» (getting off) and «passengers boarding» (getting on), «coach» for a long-distance bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#m7)
8. Old Southern speech uses "bus" or "bust" to mean to break or burst out suddenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#m8)

### In the lessons

a vehicle where passengers get on (add) and get off (take away); also buses that carry equal numbers; road safety: wait at the stop, cross behind the bus only when it has gone; phrases: «get on the bus», «get off the bus», «by bus», «bus stop», «school bus», «miss the bus», «bus pass», «bus fare»; in casual talk «catch the 12», «bus at 8:40», «hop on»; in rough talk «bloody bus is late again», «he threw me under the bus»; in the exam voice «7 passengers alighted», «5 passengers boarded», «a vehicle with a seating capacity of 40»

### Examples

- There were 28 children on the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x1)
- At the stop, 7 children got off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x2)
- 5 more got on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x3)
- Each bus holds 40 people; how many buses are needed for 120? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x4)
- I go to school by bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x5)
- Hurry or we'll miss the bus! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x6)
- Stay in your seat while the bus is moving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x7)
- bus at 8:40, its 8:25 now, how long? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x8)
- Bloody bus is late again, 20 minutes! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x9)
- He threw me under the bus and told Miss it was my idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x10)
- A vehicle conveying 28 passengers halts, whereupon 7 alight and 5 board. Determine the number of passengers thereafter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x11)
- The bus fare is 2 dollars for kids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bus/#x12)

### Note

Plural: buses. A place whose count changes: «got on» adds, «got off» takes away; «boarded» adds, «alighted» takes away. Trap: «how many more got off than got on» asks for a difference of the changes, not the people on the bus. Trap: «how many buses are needed» rounds up: a part-full bus still counts. «bus at 8:40, it's 8:25» asks for the wait: 15 minutes.

## On Mova

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