bus

A1 Topic:Transportation

US /bʌs/ UK /bʌs/ See IPA manual

Homophones

buss /bʌs/

Freq #1091

Meanings

1

noun
A large road vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.

I take the bus to work every morning.
2

verb
To transport people somewhere by bus.

The children were bussed to a school across town.
3

verb
To clear used dishes from tables in a restaurant.

He bussed the tables during his shift at the café.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms busedbusesbusingbussedbussesbussing

Derived forms airbusbangbusbattlebusbookbusbus-holderbus-keeperbusablebusbarbusfulbusgirlbusjackingbusless

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Phrases (8)

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bus stop
a designated place where buses pick up and drop off passengers

Adjective + noun
school bus
a bus that transports children to and from school

Adjective + noun
catch a bus
board a bus before it departs

Verb + noun
miss a bus
arrive too late to board a bus

Verb + noun
take a bus
travel somewhere by bus

Verb + noun
double-decker bus
a bus with two passenger floors

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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There's always another bus

Simplified etymology

Bus arose in the 1830s as a shortening of omnibus, the name adopted for a passenger vehicle running on a fixed route. Omnibus came through French from Latin omnibus, “for all,” based on omnis, “all.”

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibusclip. English bus Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

Topics

Transportation

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# bus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /bʌs/
**IPA (UK):** /bʌs/
**Frequency rank:** 1091

## Meanings
1. A large road vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.
2. To transport people somewhere by bus.
3. To clear used dishes from tables in a restaurant.

## Examples
- I take the bus to work every morning.
- The children were bussed to a school across town.
- He bussed the tables during his shift at the café.

## Derived Forms
- airbus
- bangbus
- battlebus
- bookbus
- bus-holder
- bus-keeper
- busable
- busbar
- busful
- busgirl
- busjacking
- busless

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibusclip. English bus Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

## AI Etymology
Bus is a clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense. Bus follows a historical chain through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-, Proto-Italic *opnis, Latin omnis, Latin omnibus, French omnibus, English omnibus, English bus.

## Topics
- Transportation

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