# get off

CEFR A1 · Phrasal verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/get-off
Updated: 2026-04-24

## Definition

To leave a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle you are riding on.

For teachers: To dismount or alight from a form of transport. It is typically used with vehicles one sits or stands in or on.

## Examples

- We need to get off at the next station.
- Make sure you have all your bags before you get off the train.
- The moment the weary travelers got off the ferry, they were enveloped by the island's humid, fragrant air.

## Pitfalls

- Not "I will get off from the bus." but "I will get off the bus." — No preposition like 'from' is used; the vehicle directly follows 'get off'.

## Usage notes

- Commonly used for public transport (bus, train, plane) and things you ride on (bike, horse).
- Teaching tip: Teach this as a pair with its direct opposite, 'get on', for entering and leaving transport.

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