🇬🇧 Customs meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Customs is the place in an airport (or at a border) where officials check your bags, questions, and papers to make sure you are allowed to bring those things into their country.

Mom told me to pack light, but at customs they asked if I was moving the entire contents of my bedroom to another country.

I was nervous at customs, so when they asked my name, I accidentally said my Wi‑Fi password instead.

At customs, the officer asked if I had anything to declare, so I declared that my socks smell like old cheese.

The customs form asked what I was bringing, and I wrote: one suitcase, two shoes, and three terrible knock‑knock jokes.

My suitcase was so messy that the customs officer asked if a tornado had packed it for me.

At the airport, Anna walks to customs. The customs line is long. A customs man opens her bag. A customs woman asks for her papers. She is a little sad and afraid. At customs the man smiles and helps. Her face is calm now. After customs Anna is happy and hugs her bag.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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