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How to pronounce bus
Say it like this: /bɐs/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does bus mean?
nounA motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
“I'm on the bus.”
A coach, a bus used for long travels.
Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car.
““Excuse me,” said the stranger, who turned out to be a youth in motorcycling kit, “but could you give me a hand with my bus?””
verbTo transport via a motor bus.
To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
“But if you ask me to bus my children / I hope the cops take down your name”
To travel by bus.
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