Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bus
Participle: bussed
Gerund: bussing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bus |
| you | bus |
| he;she;it | busses |
| we | bus |
| you | bus |
| they | bus |
Perfect
| I | have bussed |
| you | have bussed |
| he;she;it | has bussed |
| we | have bussed |
| you | have bussed |
| they | have bussed |
Past
| I | bussed |
| you | bussed |
| he;she;it | bussed |
| we | bussed |
| you | bussed |
| they | bussed |
Pluperfect
| I | had bussed |
| you | had bussed |
| he;she;it | had bussed |
| we | had bussed |
| you | had bussed |
| they | had bussed |
Future
| I | will bus |
| you | will bus |
| he;she;it | will bus |
| we | will bus |
| you | will bus |
| they | will bus |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bussed |
| you | will have bussed |
| he;she;it | will have bussed |
| we | will have bussed |
| you | will have bussed |
| they | will have bussed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bus |
| you | bus |
| he;she;it | bus |
| we | bus |
| you | bus |
| they | bus |
Perfect
| I | have bussed |
| you | have bussed |
| he;she;it | have bussed |
| we | have bussed |
| you | have bussed |
| they | have bussed |
Imperfect
| I | bussed |
| you | bussed |
| he;she;it | bussed |
| we | bussed |
| you | bussed |
| they | bussed |
Pluperfect
| I | had bussed |
| you | had bussed |
| he;she;it | had bussed |
| we | had bussed |
| you | had bussed |
| they | had bussed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bus |
| you | would bus |
| he;she;it | would bus |
| we | would bus |
| you | would bus |
| they | would bus |
Perfect
| I | would have bussed |
| you | would have bussed |
| he;she;it | would have bussed |
| we | would have bussed |
| you | would have bussed |
| they | would have bussed |
Imperative
| you | bus |
| we | Let's bus |
| you | bus |
Verbs conjugated like 'bus'
bus,
embus,
hocus,
hocus-pocus,
nonplus,
quiz,
debus,
dis,
fiz,
non-plus,
nonpros,
off-gas,
offgas,
poz,
pus,
regas,
rez,
spaz,
Verbs similar to 'bus'
bub,
bud,
bug,
bum,
bun,
bush,
busk,
buss,
bust,
busy,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der.
3. Proto-Italic *opnis
4. Latin omnis
5. Latin omnibuslbor.
6. French omnibusbor.
7. English omnibusclip.
8. English bus
9. Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.
Sample Sentences
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Because the new language school of Fu Jen University in the nearby city of Hsinchu was not yet completed, we were bused with other aspiring students of Chinese language to a farming village called Kuanhsi (Guanxi: West Pass), nestled against the tea growing hills of Hsinchu county. [1999, Michael Saso, Velvet Bonds: The Chinese Family, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page ix:]
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Machine guns are the most effective form of ‘election campaigning’, but the occupiers appear to also be bussing in ‘voters’ from the Russian Federation, and ‘registering total strangers in the homes of people forced to flee after the Russian invasion. [2024 March 13, Halya Coynash, “Russians with machine guns ensure occupied Ukraine ‘votes’ for Putin”, in Human Rights in Ukraine. The Information Portal of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2024:]
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The ANC has accused the IFP of bussing in voters from other wards to vote during the recent Newcastle Municipality by-election won by the IFP. [2024 March 14, Clive Ndou, “ANC set to open case against ‘ghost IFP voters’”, in The Witness, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2026:]
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But if you ask me to bus my children / I hope the cops take down your name [1966, Phil Ochs, “Love Me, I'm a Liberal”, in Phils Ochs in Concert:]
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...to strike down Detroit's federal court order to bus students across school district lines for the purpose of desegregation and therefore nullify many busing programs throughout the country. [2008, Ashley R. Holm, Racial Differences in Student Engagement and Attainment: A Study of Topeka High School, 1939--1984, ProQuest, →ISBN, page 23:]