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catches the bus

catches the bus is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch the bus.

Meaning of catch the bus

Verb

catch the bus (third-person singular simple present catches the bus, present participle catching the bus, simple past and past participle caught the bus)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, the, bus.
  2. (Internet, euphemistic) To kill oneself deliberately; to commit suicide.
    • I have the tools for catching the bus, just not the nerve. Soft suicide I can do. Take some pills, no problem. But never do I succeed that way.2000, (unknown), “catching the bus tonight..... I hope.....”, in alt.suicide.holiday (Usenet)

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What is catches the bus the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Catches the bus is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch the bus.

Words near catches the bus in the dictionary

  1. catches someone's drift
  2. catches someone's eye
  3. catches someone's fancy
  4. catches step
  5. catches strays
  6. catches the bus
  7. catches the eye
  8. catches the light
  9. catches the sun
  10. catches up
  11. catches wreck

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