Get off means to leave a bus, train or plane, or to get down from a bike or a horse. “Get off work” means to finish work and leave: I get off work at six. You get on a bus or train, and you get off it.
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get off + bus/train/plane/bike; get off at + stop/station; get off work (at + time); get on ↔ get off
- Get off at the third stop and walk towards the big shopping centre.
- On Fridays I get off work at four, so we can meet for coffee.
- The flight was late, and we didn't get off the plane until after midnight.
What changed
First versionWe went out from the bus at the last stop.
RevisionWe got off the bus at the last stop.
“Go out” means to leave a building or a room and go outside, but you leave public transport with “get off”: “got off the bus”. No “from” is needed after “off”.
“Get out of” is used for cars and taxis, which you sit inside: We got out of the taxi outside the hotel. “Get off” is for buses, trains, planes, ships and anything you ride on: get off the train, get off your bike.
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My chain came off halfway up the hill, so I ___ my bike and pushed it home.
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got off — You get off a bike, so “got off” is right. “Got out of” fits a car or a taxi, which you sit inside, but on a bike you sit on top.
Explain to a friend how to get to your place by public transport. Say what to take and which stop to get off at.
Take the number 12 bus from the station and get off at Lenin Square, right opposite the post office.
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