get off (sth)
— phrasal verb with get uk/ɡet/us/ɡet/verb present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US usually gotten
A2 to leave a train, bus, or aircraft:
Get off at Camden Town.
I tripped as I got off the bus.
More examples
- Make sure you take your belongings when you get off.
- Give me a call when you get off the bus.
- I stumbled as I was getting off the bus.
- I got off at the wrong stop and had to wait for another bus.
- Her fans will be waiting for her when she gets off the plane.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
- aboard
- alight
- bestride
- board
- climb
- debark
- deplane
- disembark
- dismount
- eject
- embark
- get
- get on (sth)
- get out
- hop
- in
- mount
- settle
- straddle