Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To transport via a motor bus.
ride in a bus
(US, transitive)To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
(intransitive)To travel by bus.
send or move around by bus
(US, transitive)To clear meal remains from.
He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
(US, intransitive)To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
He’s been bussing for minimum wage.
Examples
4011 sentencesThe bus leaves in five minutes.
Автобус відправляється за п'ять хвилин. — Wordowl
ruАвтобус отправляется через пять минут. — Pudongria
deDer Bus fährt in fünf Minuten ab. — Dejo
The bus stopped in every village.
Автобус зупинявся в кожному селі. — deniko
ruАвтобус останавливался в каждой деревне. — sharptoothed
Let's run to the bus stop.
Побігли до автобусної зупинки. — deniko
ruДавайте побежим к автобусной остановке. — pauldhunt
deRennen wir zur Bushaltestelle. — Hans_Adler
I missed my bus this morning.
Сьогодні вранці я не встиг на автобус. — sadxaka
ruСегодня утром я не успел на автобус. — Hellerick
deIch habe heute Morgen meinen Bus verpasst. — Manfredo
We go to school by bus.
До школи ми їздимо на автобусі. — deniko
ruМы ездим в школу на автобусе. — sharptoothed
deWir fahren mit dem Bus zur Schule. — Espi
Origin
Back-formation from busboy.Back-formation from busboy.
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Forms
buses, busing, bused, busedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2City and transport — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- on the bus
- the bus stop
- bus stop
- off the bus
- bus driver
- school by bus
- missed the bus
- for the bus
- at the bus
- take the bus
- the bus was
- the next bus