bed

noun

/bed/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] a piece of furniture for sleeping on

a single/double bed
on the bed She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers).
in bed He lay in bed (= under the covers).
I'm tired—I'm going to bed.
I'll just put the kids to bed.
It's time for bed (= time to go to sleep).
He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed).
to get into/out of bed
to make the bed (= arrange the covers in a tidy way)
Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)?
There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted).
He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days.
Having breakfast in bed is a rare treat.
I ran and hid under a bed.
She came over and sat at the foot (= bottom) of the bed.

see also airbed, camp bed, sofa bed, trundle bed, twin bed, waterbed

Extra Examples

Elizabeth was sitting on her bed writing a letter.
I like to be in bed before 11 o'clock.
She crawled into bed exhausted.
Are you out of bed yet?
He and his brother had to share a bed.
Don't punish a child who wets the bed.
He came home to find an empty bed.
He slept on a makeshift bed of blankets and cushions.
Please strip the beds and put the sheets in the washing machine.
It was a messy room, with an unmade bed and clothes on the floor.

Topics Houses and homesa1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

single
double
king-size
…

verb + bed

make
make up
strip
…

bed + noun

clothes
linen
sheet
…

preposition

in bed
out of bed

phrases

bed and breakfast
the edge of the bed
the foot of the bed
…

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of river/lake/sea

[countable] the bottom of a river, the sea, etc.

the ocean bed
oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters)

Topics Geographyb2

for flowers/vegetables

[countable] an area of ground in a garden or park for growing flowers, vegetables, etc.

flower beds
Raised flower beds are ideal for people in wheelchairs.
bed of something ornamental beds of roses

bottom layer

[countable] bed of something a layer of something that other things lie or rest on

grilled chicken, served on a bed of rice
The blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete.

geology

[countable] a layer of clay, rock, etc. in the ground see also bedrock

bed

verb

/bed/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bed	/bed/ /bed/
he / she / it beds	/bedz/ /bedz/
past simple bedded	/ˈbedɪd/ /ˈbedɪd/
past participle bedded	/ˈbedɪd/ /ˈbedɪd/
-ing form bedding	/ˈbedɪŋ/ /ˈbedɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs