bed1 nounbed2 verb
bedbed1 /bed/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 
WORD ORIGINbed
Origin:
Old English beddEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a double bed
- an old brass bed
- Smooth stones covered the creek bed.
- the river bed
- I tiptoe over to her bed and give her a nudge.
- I was back in a few minutes, but the boy was not on his bed.
- She slides her hand under the mattress on the double bed, brings out a revolver and slips it into her bag.
- She thought Robin must sleep in this bed with Penny, curled around her protectively as you would sleep with a kitten.
- The screens were around the bed and the draught from the door set them billowing like sails.
- We made love in my big bed as the lemon light of winter days passed into reddish nights.
- Were they to be three in that huge bed?
THESAURUS
the lowest part of something: · The house is at the bottom of that hill.· She scrolled down to the bottom of the screen.
the bottom surface on the outside of something: · You will find the serial number on the underneath of the vacuum cleaner.
the lowest part or the wide bottom part on which something stands: · The lamp has a square base.· He had broken a bone at the base of his spine.
literary the bottom of a tree, a hill, or some stairs: · There was a small village at the foot of the mountain.
the ground at the bottom of a river, a lake, or the sea: · the sea bed· They found some interesting stones on the river bed.
the layer of cement and stones that forms the bottom of a building: · The builders have begun laying the foundations for the house.
Longman Language Activatorangry for a short time · I had to wait two hours for the train, which really put me in a bad mood.· Why were you in such a bad mood this morning?be in a foul mood (=be in a very bad mood) · Darnell came home from work in a foul mood.
if someone is in a huff they are feeling bad-tempered, especially because someone has just offended, upset, or annoyed them: · Kate is in a huff right now because we wouldn't let her go to the beach with her friends.go off/leave in a huff (=go away in a huff): · Dad started to give the waiter a hard time and Mom got up and left the table in a huff.
if someone is in one of his or her moods they are bad-tempered at the moment and you know that they often get bad-tempered for no good reason: · It's no use trying to reason with Karen right now; she's in one of her moods.· When Kurt was in one of his moods, he took it out on everyone around him.
also get out of bed on the wrong side British spoken you say someone has got out of bed on the wrong side when you think they have been behaving in a bad-tempered way all day: · "What's Sarah's problem?" "I don't know. She must have got up on the wrong side of the bed."
the bottom part of something such as a box, cup, or lake: the bottom of something · The bottom of the pond was dark and dirty.at the bottom of · Susan found the keys at the bottom of her handbag.in the bottom of · Heavy objects should be packed in the bottom of your suitcase.
the wide area of flat ground at the bottom of a valley, the ocean etc: the floor of: · The boys found some bones on the floor of the cave.· the floor of the Mediterraneanthe ocean/valley floor: · They're still attempting to recover the plane's wreckage from the ocean floor.
: river/lake/sea etc bed the flat ground at the bottom of a river, lake or sea: · Smooth stones covered the creek bed.
to persuade someone to have sex to persuade someone to have sex with you, especially someone who is younger than you or has less sexual experience: · He accused Paul of trying to seduce his daughter.· She had been seduced by a man who deserted her and went off to sea.
informal to persuade someone to have sex with you: · Some men say they love you just to get you into bed.
to have sex with someone · Teenagers should be taught to think carefully before having sex.have sex with · Would you have sex with someone on your first date?· He's never had sex with anyone but his wife.
the act of having sex with someone: · She had no interest in sex after the baby was born.safe sex (=methods of protecting yourself against sexual disease while you are having sex): · Some people ignore advice about safe sex and do not wear condoms.sex education (=teaching young people about sex): · a refreshing and unusual approach to sex education
if two people make love , they have sex because they like or love each other: · All day they made love on the unmade bed.make love with/to: · She thought about Tom Cruise every time she made love with her boyfriend.
to have sex with someone you are not married to, especially regularly and over a period of time: · She's been sleeping with this guy Mark since the summer.· When did you first find out that Betty and your husband were sleeping together?
to have sex with someone on one occasion, especially because they ask you or persuade you to do so: · I remember the first time we went to bed.go to bed with: · He said he'd give me the job if I went to bed with him.
formal to have sex with someone - used especially in medical or legal contexts: · The doctor asked him when he had last had intercourse.· You are strongly advised to wear a condom while having sexual intercourse.have (sexual) intercourse with: · The victim later claimed that her attacker forced her to have sexual intercourse with him.
especially British, informal to have sex with someone - used especially humorously: · To hear him talk, you'd think he's shagged every woman in town!· All she ever thinks about is shagging.
British informal to have sex with someone - used humorously: · They said she'd bonked every man in college.· My mother walked in and caught us bonking.
to have sex for the first time in your life: · I lost my virginity at the age of seventeen.lose your virginity to: · She had lost her virginity to a law student while at university.
if birds or animals mate , they have sex in order to produce babies: · The birds mate in April and the eggs are hatched by June.a mating call/dance/ritual (=something an animal does when it wants to mate): · Two pigeons performed an elaborate and very noisy mating dance.the mating season/period (=the time of year when animals mate): · During the mating season, foxes become much more vocal.
formal when you have sex with someone - used especially in legal contexts: · Love has nothing to do with sexual relations.sexual relations between: · In most cultures, sexual relations between adults and children are totally unacceptable.
to get into your bed in order to sleep · Do you want to go to bed, or watch the movie?· Mom, do I have to go to bed right now?· She had planned to go to bed early that night, but a friend stopped by to see her.go to bed at · I went to bed at nine last night, and I'm still tired.go straight to bed (=go to bed very shortly after doing something else) · Marianne took a shower and went straight to bed.
to be lying in your bed in order to go to sleep: · Sorry, were you in bed? I thought it might be too late to call you.· I'm usually in bed by 10.30 on weekdays.· You were supposed to be in bed by now!
the time when you go to bed in order to sleep: · It's late -- it must be nearly bedtime.· Lucy, 7.30 is bedtime, you know that.· This medicine should be taken at bedtime and first thing in the morning.my/your/his etc bedtime (=the time when you usually go to bed): · Isn't it your bedtime?past (your/his etc) bedtime (=after the time when you normally go to bed): · It's past my bedtime -- I really must get some sleep.
informal to go to bed after you have been doing something such as talking with other people or working for a long time: · Come on you guys, it's time to turn in.· I'm going to have to turn in. I'm not used to these late nights.
also hit the hay informal to go to bed when it is very late or you are very tired: · Usually I come home, eat dinner, watch a little TV, and then hit the sack by 9:30 or 10:00.· I'm bushed. I think I'll hit the hay.
formal or written to go to bed: · The captain retired at ten o'clock with a glass of whisky.retire to bed: · Mary Ellen always had to set the fire for the next morning before retiring to bed.
to make someone go to sleep if something such as music or a warm drink sends you to sleep , it relaxes you so much that you go to sleep easily: · Certain types of music always send me to sleep.· "Drink this,'' mother said, "It'll send you to sleep.''· The sound of her rhythmic breathing finally put me to sleep, and we both slept until the sun rose.
especially British to make a baby or a young child go to sleep, for example by singing to them or reading them a story: · It's sometimes very difficult to get my young son off to sleep when he's excited.· She cried for a while but I finally got her off to sleep.
to get a baby or young child ready for the night and put them in their beds so that they will sleep: · Usually, I put the kids to bed at about 8:00.· In those days, many children were put to bed before dark in the summer months.
to get out of bed to get out of bed, especially in the morning in order to get ready for the day: · What time do you need to get up tomorrow?· Why is it always me who gets up first?get up at 7.00 a.m./dawn etc: · Frank gets up at half past five every morning.get up early/late: · I think we should get up early and leave before breakfast.· She goes to bed late and gets up late.
· I couldn't face getting out of bed this morning.· Isn't it about time you got out of bed?
to be out of bed and doing things: · Is Harry up yet?· I was up at six this morning.· Jake had been up since dawn.be up early: · You're up early!
spoken informal to get up, especially late and after being in bed for a long time: · "Have you seen Cathy?" "No, she hasn't surfaced yet."
to make someone stop sleeping · Be quiet or you'll wake my parents.· We were woken by a loud banging on the door.· He shook her arm to try and wake her.wake somebody up · The alarm clock woke me up at 8 o'clock.· Why didn't you wake me up this morning? I was late for work.wake up somebody · They were making enough noise to wake up the whole street!wake up! spoken (=what you say to someone when you want to stop them sleeping) · Come on honey, wake up! You'll be late!
to accidentally wake someone who is sleeping, by making a noise or movement: · I got undressed in the bathroom to avoid disturbing her.· I hope my snoring won't disturb you too much.
formal to wake someone with difficulty because they are sleeping very deeply: · He found Paula fast asleep in bed, and nothing would rouse her.rouse somebody from their sleep/slumbers: · I was roused from my sleep by the sound of a door banging shut.
to wake someone up and make them get out of their bed: · Go and get your brother up. It's time for him to go to work.· Did you get me up just to tell me that?· I'm sorry for calling so early - I hope I didn't get you out of bed.
to stay in bed until late in the morning to get out of bed later than usual in the morning: · We usually get up late on Sundays.· Jackson's not here. He must have gotten up late again.· I got up late, and then Brian was in the bathroom, so I just rushed straight here.
to stay in bed longer than usual in the morning, especially because you do not need to get up: · It's Saturday tomorrow, so I can have a lovely long lie in.· We slept late, and when we woke the sun was blazing in through the windows.
to not get out of bed, even though you are not asleep: · If you're not well, you'd better stay in bed.· We stayed in bed all morning, reading the papers and drinking coffee.
to accidentally sleep longer than you intended, so that you are late for something: · Sorry I'm late - I overslept.· They were afraid of oversleeping and missing the plane.· He had overslept on the day he was supposed to take the entrance exam.
to deliberately get up later than usual because you do not have to get up at a fixed time: · I think I'll go to bed late tonight and sleep in tomorrow.· She doesn't even like sleeping in, even on Sundays.
WORD SETSantique, nounarm, nounarmchair, nounback, nounbeanbag, nounbed, nounbedhead, nounbedpost, nounbedstead, nounbookcase, nounbookshelf, nounbuffet, nounbunk, nounbureau, nouncanopy, nouncard table, nouncarrycot, nouncart, nouncatchall, nounchair, nounchaise longue, nounchesterfield, nounchest of drawers, nouncoat rack, nouncoatstand, nouncoffee table, nouncommode, nouncot, nouncouch, nouncounter, nouncupboard, noundeckchair, noundesk, noundining table, noundivan, noundouble bed, noundrawer, noundresser, noundustsheet, nouneasy chair, nounescritoire, nounfireguard, nounfirescreen, nounfitment, nounfitted, adjectivefloor lamp, nounfoldaway, adjectivefolding, adjectivefootrest, nounfootstool, nounfour-poster bed, nounfuton, nounGeorgian, adjectivegramophone, noungrandfather clock, noungrate, nounhat stand, nounheadboard, nounheadrest, nounhighboy, nounhighchair, nounhorsehair, nounhot tub, nounhutch, nounJacuzzi, nounlamp, nounlampshade, nounlawn chair, nounleg, nounlooking glass, nounlove seat, nounmattress, nounnightlight, nounnightstand, nounoccasional table, nounottoman, nounpadded, adjectivepedestal, nounpouffe, nounradiogram, nounrocker, nounrocking chair, nounrococo, adjectiveseat, nounsettee, nounshelf, nounshelving, nounsideboard, nounslipcover, nounsofa, nounsofa bed, nounsprung, adjectivestand, nounstandard lamp, nounstool, nounstuffing, nounsuite, nounswivel chair, nountable, nountallboy, nountea chest, nounthree-piece suite, nounthrone, nountwin bed, noununit, nounupholster, verbupholstery, nounveneer, nounveneered, adjectivewardrobe, nounwashstand, nounwaterbed, nounWelsh dresser, nounwindow seat, nounwork-surface, nounwriting desk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
She’s confined to bed with flu. Steven’s still in bed with flu. Sam’s wet his bed again.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· What time do you go to bed at night?
· I usually read for a bit after I get into bed.
· Lucy climbed into bed and lay awake thinking.
(=get into bed feeling very tired)· We finally crawled into bed at three in the morning.
· I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.
(=make someone get out of bed)· His mother couldn’t get him out of bed in the mornings.
(=not get up early/at the usual time)· At the weekend it’s really nice to be able to stay in bed.
(=tidy the sheets and covers after you get up)· Don’t forget to make your bed before you go out!
(=put clean sheets on it)· You should change the beds at least once a fortnight.
(=put a child in their bed)· I put the baby to bed at 7 o'clock as usual.
written (=go to bed because you feel ill)· Guy had a stomach ache and took to his bed.
adjectives (=for one person)· There was only a single bed.
(=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?
(=a very big double bed)
(=a big bed for two people)
(=two single beds in a room)
(=two single beds joined together one above the other)· The kids love sleeping in bunk beds.
(=a bed for visitors to your home)· Come and stay any time – we have a spare bed.
(=a bed with feathers in the mattress)
phrases (=the bottom/top of the bed)· I woke up to find someone standing at the foot of the bed.
· She sat and sewed until it was time for bed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Is that chair comfortable?
She’s confined to bed with flu.· I think I’ll go to bed early tonight.
(=a bed etc that is filled with feathers)
(=an area for growing flowers in a garden)· The flower beds had been weeded.
Steven’s still in bed with flu.· There is a shortage of hospital beds.
(=the bottom of a river)· They walked along a dry river bed.
(also the sea floor) (=the land at the bottom of the sea)· A lot of these small creatures feed on the sea bed.
(=the bed where a sick person is lying)· He left his sick bed to play in the game.
Sam’s wet his bed again.· The visiting officer found him living in one room which was almost entirely filled by a double bed.· A double bed with a quilt.· Two double bedrooms, bed and breakfast, central heating.· The fact that sharing a double bed with my sister made me uncomfortable.· Lounge with bed settee makes a double bed.· Our room was barely big enough for a double bed and a couple of dinner-plate-size bedside tables.· Choose either a suite with double bed or large suite with double bed plus double bed settee for one or two children.· There was a double bed with a clock-radio on a table beside it.
· Bedroom with 2 single beds or bunks.· There is just enough room for a narrow single bed.· A Victorian mahogany single bed with walnut ends sold for £420; an Edwardian inlaid mahogany wardrobe and dressing table, £360.· One of the important things to take into account when designing single bed Fair Isle patterns is the length of the floats.· Some contained a single bed, others were twin-bedded.· There was a miniature rocking chair, and against the end wall a single bed with a miniature canopy over it.· In it was a single bed and also the cradle in which she and Jessie had lain many years ago.· I made his socks on my Singer KE2400 single bed machine which I have had for years.
· He was staring at the twin beds.· Stairs lead to where the children will be sequestered and it has twin beds and its own bathroom, thank goodness.· Two bedrooms with twin single beds.· Surkov and I sprawled on the twin beds.· They slept in twin beds in the front bedroom of 93 Mafeking Street.· She did not go to the room with the twin beds but to the single room with the sloping ceiling.· Tamar was lying on one of the twin beds wearing a pair of silk lounging pyjamas.· Twenty heated minutes later he collapsed on to his twin bed, and turned on the telly.
NOUN· The only apparent relief from chess were two dolls and a golliwog on Judit's bunk bed.· The rooms were actually quite luxurious with a shower, colour television and duvet covered bunk beds.· Justin has an upper berth on one of two sets of bunk beds that take up most of the tiny room.· Bedroom with bunk beds for two. 6 to 8 berth Luxury Caravans.· The room, about the size of my apartment, was lined with fiberglass pallets arranged in tiers like bizarre bunk beds.· The earthen floor was covered with planks and on either side were two rough bunk beds.· The tills are stacked like bunk beds, 9 to 10 feet high.
· There were roses bedded out, climbing in flower beds, in pots and cut.· Alpine strawberries either can be planted in a bed or around flower beds.· The apartments are idyllically set amongst lovely flower beds, palm trees and tropical shrubs.· Q: I have planted a border of red salvia around my flower beds.· Uncle Albert was squatting down by the flower bed doing a spot of weeding.· The grass was mowed, the flower beds were weeded and edged.· A flower bed could be used, or a low wall built.· And, between the shops, the colorful patches of flower beds made it all appear orderly and safe.
· Plain hospital beds with flock mattresses laid on interlaced wire springs were for the junior members of the staff.· The family and I gathered around his hospital bed.· Nobody across the programme was dragged kicking and screaming out of their hospital bed into the community.· Penny lay in another hospital bed suffering the acute, painful stages of the disease.· I was surprised how weak and light-headed I felt on nipping out of my hospital bed to recover a dropped book.· In her late fifties, she lay in the hospital bed with a rapidly progressing pancreatic cancer.· Pooley covered his ears. 14 Small Dave lay in his hospital bed for some days before the doctors released him.· At eighty-two, Margarett, reclining on a hospital bed in an apartment high above Boston, told me the story.
· It was decided in 1983 that students would in future be required to provide their own bed linen and towels.· Burun could hear her ordering the slaves to unpack the boxes of bed linen.· The twice-soaked bed linen lights quickly, paraffin overcoming blood.· He has also chewed three torches, three combs, two hair brushes, and my bed linen.· Relatives often have to provide non-medical care as well, and patients have to bring in their own blankets and bed linen.· A floral chintz fabric is used at the windows and for the upholstered seat and valance under the white bed linen.· Make sure they are cared for, with clean clothing and bed linen.· Floral bed linen and a plain white quilted bedcover with masses of appliqued cushions, for example, capture the romantic look perfectly.
· A particularly interesting feature of the trestle piers was the method used for founding them on irregular river beds.· These species do not grow in association with Lagenandra and Hygrophila because they do not occur in river beds.· By 1803 the river beds, in some parts of the city, were two or three metres above the city.· The cryptocorynes occur mainly in cultures of single species on overgrown river beds and are exposed to the conditions of amphibious life.· It was thus possible to assemble a bridge pier and lower it complete on to the river bed.· The entrepreneur made a million dollars out of Pet Rocks-rocks that you could find in any river bed.· To my astonishment I find that we use the river bed as a road.· By proceeding a little further, a scrambling descent to the river bed may be made.
· Their army flees on to the exposed sea bed, and there gets bogged down.· The bell was now lowered very gradually, as she would be from here to the sea bed.· While nodules are loose deposits, lying on the sea bed, sulphides are massive deposits below the ocean floor.· Here the waters are split and piled up either side of a pathway across the sea bed.· This accumulates on the sea bed as coral sand.· The slimy floor of shifting sediment is useless to young oysters in search of a hard sea bed for a lifetime's home.· These were most likely to have been zeroed by the action of sunlight prior to their deposition on the sea bed.
VERB· There were roses bedded out, climbing in flower beds, in pots and cut.· Denver climbed up on the bed and folded her arms under her apron.· Once they had settled when and where, he climbed back into bed, hoping to catch another hour of sleep.· How could I not climb to my bed as she asked?· Ralph his son and now his wife all began to climb the stairs to bed.· He climbed into bed and lay on his side, not moving and scarcely breathing.· After he had turned off all the lights and climbed into bed, he felt Susan turning him over.
· She crawled out of bed, peered into the mirror, and gave a small groan.· He was so tired his bones ached; but he crawled out of bed, put on his pants and watch.· A second slab of beef has crawled out of bed and found his doorknob.· Once, a few years ago, his father had broken into the house and crawled into his bed.· It would be wonderful to crawl into bed, to ask Matron for an aspirin.· She snapped him up as soon as he finished the sausage she fed him and he crawled into her bed crying.· She crawled on to the bed and hugged herself like a child with no one there to bring comfort.· Jen came out of the bathroom, dressed in a shirt this time, and crawled into bed alongside me.
· Little Nemo falling out of his bed at the end of every strip still brings a wry smile.· At night I fall into bed weary instead of tense.· Safely in her room, she fell on her bed and began to cry.· They fell into bed, and then he was writhing under her twitching hair.· She opened her and Clare's bedroom door and fell across Clare's bed, which was nearest.· He was terribly frustrated and kept trying until he fell back on his bed, exhausted.· A long sliver of light fell across Senga's bed, sparkling off lustrous black hair.· He sets the phone back into the receiver and falls on to the bed.
· I wanted to get to bed early so that I could be up in time for the naming ceremony of the new catapult.· She takes off her shoes, gets into bed and picks up her book, but she does not look at it.· John gets down under the bed, awkwardly pulling himself forward with his elbows.· He got out of bed and put on his faded burgundy dressing gown.· When at last she got into bed she allowed herself a few angry tears, then brushed them furiously away.· He also began to get weaker and weaker until he could not get out of bed.· But almost immediately Kafka - me, dammit - begins thinking again, and I get out of bed.· He goes to getting ready for bed, pulling off his clothes.
· Few of us go to bed sober, he pronounced.· I went up to the bed, took a deep breath, and turned the covering back.· He could - should! - get off now and go to bed.· I was just going to bed, he said.· The younger boys go to bed at nine o'clock.· It wasn't until after he had gone to bed that Willie asked about the room.· Shall we go to bed, now?· Putting a sober expression on his face, he went to the bed.
· She jumped out of bed and, pulling on her shirt, darted next door into the head.· I jumped off the brass bed and ran down the path toward the house.· She jumped out of bed and ran to the window.· One time he jumped out of bed in the middle of the afternoon and put on a suit and tie.· I went to my room and locked the door and ... I jumped into bed and pulled the duvet right over me.· He ran ahead quickly, jumped into bed, and pretended to be asleep as the princesses returned to their room.· When Charlie woke the next morning he jumped out of bed immediately and was washed and dressed before anyone else had stirred.· But just then McMurphy jumped off his bed and went to rustling through his nightstand, and I hushed.
· She had lain on her bed at her farmhouse home on January 2 and put a double-barrelled shotgun to her head.· But Helen lay in her bed under the roof as silent and immovable as the body of her child.· He was lying in bed in Miles and Juliet's spare room.· Blue gets back to his room on Orange Street, lies down on his bed, and tries to weigh the possibilities.· Later, as they lay in bed listening to the rain, John wondered how their new life together would ever work.· For the most part, he either lies on his bed or paces back and forth in his room.· Hugh lay in the bed with tears on his face.· We had lain in the same bed for a whole night, and she told me the story of her life.
· But there is a problem when it comes to putting the girls to bed.· They put on a bed sheet and ride around trying to get something out of their systems.· You two, Luke and Helen, can put yourselves to bed.· Both of them were soldiers and both were wounded and put in the same bed.· If Olwyn did not go of her own accord she was taken, undressed and washed and put to bed forcibly.· Another comes each evening to put him back in bed.· The ground crew can now work to refuel, clean the squashed bugs off the bubble and put the aircraft to bed.· Somebody put sticks in my bed.
· It was a small house so they had to share a bed.· Every woman has her own ideas, and often those ideas are not shared by the man who shares her bed.· Even the thought of sharing a bed with him didn't seem so threatening when he was being kind.· The couple and four children share a bed and a fold-out cot in the only bedroom.· The Child Poverty Action Group says children are forced to share beds in households deprived of basics such as wardrobes and carpets.· We stayed in hotels, sharing single beds in small dark rooms.· They'd shared a bed in Cumberland and she had comforted Gordon because nothing was quite right.· Two, sometimes three, generations can be found sharing a bed.
· Later, he sat on the bed, his insides chilled, his throat raw.· After a moment, Slim sat down on the bed opposite my chair.· Then she sat on the bed next to Sarah.· After Polly left, I undressed and sat on the bed, the package in my lap.· Philippa sat cross-legged beside the bed, as if meditating on the carpet.· She used to come into his room and sit there by his bed and cry.· My hair sticks to it when I sit up in bed.· My stoned ex-roommate had sat dazed on his bed, the eviction notice in his hands, while I packed furiously.
· An hour later Peggy was sitting by Victoria's bed.· He was sitting on the bed when they took out their guns.· And then she was sitting on the bed and he had his arms about her.· We were sitting together on the bed.· She was sitting on a diagnostic bed in what was obviously a medlab of some kind.· As they pass the other cabin, Primo notices, through its lit window, Angelita, sitting cross-legged on a bed.· I pictured nocturnal gamblers crouching over their cards, sleepless lovers writing letters, nurses sitting by the beds of invalids.· Lisa Sands, 30, is sitting up in bed, beginning to form words and opening her eyes.
· He had been brought up in a hut where six people slept in one bed.· He wanted a story from me-and then to sleep in my bed.· Nowadays we need the iron fist of policing in order that we might sleep soundly in our beds.· Like Jackson Till, who slept under the bed.· We made up a bed on the floor and we took turns to sleep in the bed itself.· Help your children learn to go to sleep in their beds and without your help.· They need somewhere warm and soft to sleep and the bed should be made twice as thick as it is normally.· She told Chucha civilized people had to sleep on beds, coffins were for corpses.
· They explained that they were poor and that the sick man was rich and could afford to stay in bed without working.· It made it tough to stay in bed until the dorm lights came on at six-thirty.· He then sparked off a row by suggesting that floating voters should stay in bed on polling day.· When she felt bad, she would go to bed and stay in bed for a day or two at a time.· You can stay in bed all day if you like.· I wanted to stay by this bed, protecting the child.· If you are a benighted official, go home and stay in bed.
· After the ball Dot tucked her up in bed and promised her a cup of cocoa with brandy in it.· Affection may be expressed with hugs, smiles, pats on the head, friendly greetings, and being tucked into bed.· Perhaps some one's still there, or she's tucking Darius up in bed.· His body ached to be tucked into bed for the night or for eternity.· But when you know that she's safely tucked up in bed, you come out with a towel around you.· He tucked the chintzy bed cover over his sleeping friend and switched off the light.· After this bad day, anyone not tucked up in bed is making them suspicious.· At about midnight when all the children were tucked up in bed we visited the Grotto.
· Even dry children may wet the bed under stress, like a change of school, a divorce or moving house.· Another makes a pet of a snowball, which wets the bed then runs away.· It made the sheets feel as if she'd wet the bed.· Tickle him until he wets the bed.· Child may wet the bed and have constipation.· Every other night he wet his bed, and he argued with Clarisa almost constantly.· Depth of sleep Many parents say that they think their child wets the bed because of being in such deep sleep.· Dear Kidsday: My 8-year-old sister still wets the bed!
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► not a bed of roses► you’ve made your bed and you must lie on it► put something to bed► get out of bed on the wrong sidePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► orthopedic bed/chair/shoe etc
1- He was so tired his bones ached; but he crawled out of bed, put on his pants and watch.
- Our marriage hasn't been a bed of roses.
- A single room supplement of £8 per person per night applies at hotels indicated.
- Additional night, single room and upgrade prices are available.
- His own family-seven strong-live in a single room in the house.
- Lounge / dining / kitchen areas with seating which converts to a double or two single beds are required.
- One of the important things to take into account when designing single bed Fair Isle patterns is the length of the floats.
- Supplements per person per night: No single room supplement.
- Supplements per person per night: No supplement in single rooms without private facilities.
- But on 20 November, his condition worsened, and he took to his bed.
- He was depressed, so severely that he took to his bed.
- If he took to his bed now, he might as well stay there - permanently.
- Old Eugene had taken to his bed.
- We are told it was a bilious attack which had forced Désirée to take to her bed instead of the boards.
- Whenever there's a whiff of trouble she takes to her bed with the asthma.
- At about midnight when all the children were tucked up in bed we visited the Grotto.
- Five minutes later she was tucked up in bed, sleeping happily once again, while Jake had retreated to his little ante-room.
- Most girls never drink or smoke, and are tucked up in bed by midnight.
- Next day John is tucked up in bed at his flat in Tufnell Park.
sleep [countable, uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep onin bed Simon lay in bed thinking. You should go to bed early. She got into bed and turned out the light.before bed (=before going to bed) Dad has a whisky before bed. → camp bed, four-poster bed, sofa bed2sex [uncountable] informal used to refer to having sex: I came home and found him in bed with (=having sex with) my best friend. He wanted me to go to bed with him. He’s been trying to get his secretary into bed. She told me he was good in bed (=a skilful lover).3river/lake/sea [countable] the flat ground at the bottom of a river, lake, or sea: the sea bed► see thesaurus at bottom4garden [countable] an area of a garden, park etc that has been prepared for plants to grow in: rose beds5rock [countable] a layer of rock → bedrock(2)6lowest layer [singular] a layer of something that forms a base that other things are put on top ofbed of prawns on a bed of lettuce7in river/water [countable] an area at the edge of a river or in deeper water where things grow: an oyster bed The birds build their nests in reed beds along the river bank.8get out of bed on the wrong side British English, get up on the wrong side of the bed American English to feel slightly angry or annoyed for no particular reason9not a bed of roses not a happy, comfortable, or easy situation: Life isn’t always a bed of roses, you know.10you’ve made your bed and you must lie on it spoken used to say that you must accept the results of your actions, even if they are bad11put something to bed technical to complete a newspaper, magazine, or book, so that it is ready to be printedGRAMMAR: Patterns with bedon the bed• You use on the bed when someone is not covered by sheets or blankets: · He sat on the bed and took off his shoes.· I lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling.in bed• You use in bed when someone is covered with sheets or blankets: · I spent the morning in bed.in the bed• You use in the bed to refer to a particular bed: · There was no one in the bed.COLLOCATIONSverbsgo to bed· What time do you go to bed at night?get into bed/get out of bed· I usually read for a bit after I get into bed.climb into bed· Lucy climbed into bed and lay awake thinking.crawl into bed (=get into bed feeling very tired)· We finally crawled into bed at three in the morning.jump into/out of bed· I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.get somebody out of bed (=make someone get out of bed)· His mother couldn’t get him out of bed in the mornings.stay in bed (=not get up early/at the usual time)· At the weekend it’s really nice to be able to stay in bed.make the bed (=tidy the sheets and covers after you get up)· Don’t forget to make your bed before you go out!change a bed (=put clean sheets on it)· You should change the beds at least once a fortnight.put somebody to bed (=put a child in their bed)· I put the baby to bed at 7 o'clock as usual.take to your bed written (=go to bed because you feel ill)· Guy had a stomach ache and took to his bed.adjectivesa single bed (=for one person)· There was only a single bed.a double bed (=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?a king-size bed (=a very big double bed)a queen-size bed (=a big bed for two people)twin beds (=two single beds in a room)bunk beds (=two single beds joined together one above the other)· The kids love sleeping in bunk beds.a spare bed (=a bed for visitors to your home)· Come and stay any time – we have a spare bed.a feather bed (=a bed with feathers in the mattress)phrasesthe foot/head of the bed (=the bottom/top of the bed)· I woke up to find someone standing at the foot of the bed.(it’s) time for bed· She sat and sewed until it was time for bed.bed1 nounbed2 verb
bedbed2 verb (past tense and past participle bedded, present participle bedding) [transitive] VERB TABLE
bed
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | bed |
| he, she, it | beds | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bedded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bedded |
| he, she, it | has bedded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bedded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bed |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bedded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am bedding |
| he, she, it | is bedding | |
| you, we, they | are bedding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was bedding |
| you, we, they | were bedding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bedding |
| he, she, it | has been bedding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bedding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bedding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bedding |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Are you about ready to bed down for the night, Bern?
- It can also be used to bed wood floor blocks, cork and vinyl tiles.
- Luch bedded on a bag of bracken in a corner, but she and Ranald woke earlier than the old man.
- So the total effect was like bedding down for the night on the north face of Kilimanjaro.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She’s confined to bed with flu. Steven’s still in bed with flu. Sam’s wet his bed again.
· Is that chair comfortable?
She’s confined to bed with flu.· I think I’ll go to bed early tonight.
(=a bed etc that is filled with feathers)
(=an area for growing flowers in a garden)· The flower beds had been weeded.
Steven’s still in bed with flu.· There is a shortage of hospital beds.
(=the bottom of a river)· They walked along a dry river bed.
(also the sea floor) (=the land at the bottom of the sea)· A lot of these small creatures feed on the sea bed.
(=the bed where a sick person is lying)· He left his sick bed to play in the game.
Sam’s wet his bed again.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► orthopedic bed/chair/shoe etc
1to fix something firmly and deeply into something elsebed something in something- He was so tired his bones ached; but he crawled out of bed, put on his pants and watch.
- Our marriage hasn't been a bed of roses.
- A single room supplement of £8 per person per night applies at hotels indicated.
- Additional night, single room and upgrade prices are available.
- His own family-seven strong-live in a single room in the house.
- Lounge / dining / kitchen areas with seating which converts to a double or two single beds are required.
- One of the important things to take into account when designing single bed Fair Isle patterns is the length of the floats.
- Supplements per person per night: No single room supplement.
- Supplements per person per night: No supplement in single rooms without private facilities.
- But on 20 November, his condition worsened, and he took to his bed.
- He was depressed, so severely that he took to his bed.
- If he took to his bed now, he might as well stay there - permanently.
- Old Eugene had taken to his bed.
- We are told it was a bilious attack which had forced Désirée to take to her bed instead of the boards.
- Whenever there's a whiff of trouble she takes to her bed with the asthma.
- At about midnight when all the children were tucked up in bed we visited the Grotto.
- Five minutes later she was tucked up in bed, sleeping happily once again, while Jake had retreated to his little ante-room.
- Most girls never drink or smoke, and are tucked up in bed by midnight.
- Next day John is tucked up in bed at his flat in Tufnell Park.
The foundations were bedded in cement.2 old-fashioned to have sex with someonebed down phrasal verb1to sleep somewhere which is not your bed and where you do not usually sleep: Can I bed down on your sofa?2bed somebody/something ↔ down to make a person or animal comfortable in a place where they do not usually sleep3if a new system or arrangement beds down, problems with it are solved and it gradually starts to work in the way that it shouldbed something ↔ out phrasal verb to put plants into the ground so that they can grow