bus (n.)

a large road vehicle for many people

Examples

• The bus is late.

Key rules

• A bus is a large road vehicle for many people
• Use by bus, on the bus, catch the bus, miss the bus
• Bus is countable: two buses

Common mistakes

• I went home with the bus → I went home by bus
• I took the buses to the station → I took the bus to the station

Use cases

• Getting around town
• Public transport
• Describing routes