What does get off mean in transportation?


What does get off mean in transportation? (transitive, intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc). quotations ? You get off the train at the third stop. Let's get off the interstate at exit 70.


How do you say I want to get off the bus?

In normal speech, the preferred expression for a bus, train, plane, and other public transport vehicles would be to “get off”. Although you can say that you “take a bus” when you “get on the bus” (not “in”), you can't say that you “take off the bus” when you “get off”: correct I must get off (the bus) at the next stop.