Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with bus in American Collocation
bus
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/bʌs/
take a bus
catch
get
go by
go on
ride
take
travel by
If I go by bus, it takes an hour.
The easiest thing would be to go on the bus.
get on a bus
board
climb on/aboard
get on
jump on
It took several minutes for everyone to board the bus.
wait for a bus
queue for
wait for
We didn’t have to wait long for a bus.
get off a bus
alight from
get off
It was time to get off the bus.
miss a bus
miss
Only once did I miss the last bus back to camp.
provide buses
lay on
operate
run
They even laid on buses to take the children home.
We run some 400 buses, mostly on local bus services.