noun · neutral
bus
/bʌs/BUS
Band 4-5speakingtask1
a large vehicle that carries many people along a fixed route on roads
Examples
“The bus was late so I missed the meeting.”
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Band 8 sentence
“During rush hour the bus was overcrowded, but it was still the fastest option downtown.”
Collocations
- take the bus
- bus stop
- catch the bus
Word family
buses noun (plural)bus stop compound noun
Common mistakes
I go to school with bus every day.→I go to school by bus every day.
There is two bus every hour.→There are two buses every hour.
Say it for a higher band
5taxi→6minibus→7+bus
Synonyms
coach
Easily confused
coach
“We took a coach to the next city because it was more comfortable.”
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