bus
/bʌs/noun
उच्चारण बस
बस
Basic word
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a large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly
बस
- She goes to school by bus.
- The bus was crowded in the morning rush.
- I missed the last bus and had to walk home.
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- The school bus picks the children up at seven.
- Take bus number 12 to the market.
Synonyms coach minibus double-decker omnibus shuttle
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
by bus / on a bus
Use by bus for the means of travel, with no article. Use on the bus for the vehicle itself, with the.
यात्रा के साधन के लिए बिना article के 'by bus' आता है। वाहन के भीतर होने के लिए 'on the bus' आता है।
- Radhika goes to college by bus.
- I met my old teacher on the bus.
get on / get off a bus; catch / miss a bus
Get on and get off are used for buses, trains and planes. You catch a bus to travel, and you miss it if it leaves without you.
Bus, train और plane के लिए get on और get off आते हैं। चढ़ने के लिए catch और छूट जाने के लिए miss का प्रयोग होता है।
- She got off the bus at the market.
- He missed the last bus and walked home.
plural: buses / busses
The usual plural is buses. The verb bus (to carry in a bus) becomes bused or bussed.
सामान्य plural 'buses' है। क्रिया 'bus' के रूप bused या bussed बनते हैं।
- Two buses arrived together after a long wait.
- The children are bused to the village school.
bus + noun
Bus is often a modifier in compounds such as bus stop, bus stand, bus pass, bus fare, bus driver and bus lane.
'Bus' compounds में अक्सर पूर्व-विशेषण होता है, जैसे bus stop, bus stand, bus pass, bus fare, bus driver, bus lane।
- The bus stop is opposite the post office.
+Collocations 3
verb + bus
catchmissboardtakewait for
- I wait for the bus at the stop every morning.
adjective + bus
crowdeddouble-deckerschoolexpresscity
- The crowded city bus moved slowly through the traffic.
bus + noun
standfarerouteconductorticket
- The bus fare has increased by two rupees.
“More examples 5
- The school bus picks up children at eight o'clock.
स्कूल बस आठ बजे बच्चों को लेती है।
- Radhika read her notes on the bus to the library.
राधिका ने पुस्तकालय जाते हुए बस में अपने नोट्स पढ़े।
- The bus broke down near the toll gate.
बस टोल गेट के पास ख़राब हो गई।
- Please keep your ticket until you get off the bus.
कृपया बस से उतरने तक अपना टिकट रखिए।
- Buses to Shimla leave from the interstate bus terminal.
शिमला की बसें अंतरराज्यीय बस अड्डे से चलती हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I go to school by a bus.
✓ I go to school by bus.
Means of transport after by takes no article.
'By' के बाद यात्रा के साधन से पहले article नहीं आता।
✗ He is waiting in the bus stop.
✓ He is waiting at the bus stop.
A point on a route is at, not in.
रास्ते के किसी बिंदु के लिए 'at' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ She got in the bus at the corner.
✓ She got on the bus at the corner.
For buses, trains and planes, we get on and get off; get in is for cars.
Bus, train और plane के लिए get on/off आता है; get in कार के लिए है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These road vehicles carry passengers, but they differ in size and service.
ये सड़क के वाहन यात्रियों को ले जाते हैं, पर आकार और सेवा में भिन्न हैं।
A large vehicle with many seats, running on a fixed route.
कई सीटों वाला बड़ा वाहन जो निश्चित मार्ग पर चलता है।
- The bus left at nine.
A comfortable bus for long journeys or tours.
लंबी यात्रा या पर्यटन के लिए आरामदायक बस।
- A coach to Goa.
A small bus carrying around ten to twenty people.
दस से बीस लोगों को ले जाने वाली छोटी बस।
- A school minibus.
§Grammar and usage
By bus (no article: 'go by bus, by train, by car', but 'on foot').
By bus (बिना article: 'go by bus, by train, by car', पर 'on foot')।
Computer: a bus is a system that carries data between parts of a computer.
कंप्यूटर में bus कंप्यूटर के भागों के बीच डेटा ले जाने वाली प्रणाली है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Miss the bus or boat (lose an opportunity), throw sb under the bus (sacrifice somebody else for your own advantage), busman's holiday (a holiday spent doing the same thing as your work).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: miss the bus या boat (अवसर खोना), throw sb under the bus (अपने लाभ के लिए किसी दूसरे की बलि देना), busman's holiday (अपने काम जैसा ही करते हुए बिताई छुट्टी)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: bus is short for omnibus (Latin, 'for all').
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में bus, omnibus (Latin, 'सबके लिए') का छोटा रूप है।