bed
//ˈbɛd//
Forms
- Plural
- beds
- present (v1)
- bed
- past (v2)
- bedded
- past participle (v3)
- bedded
- present participle
- bedding
- 3rd person singular
- beds
Definitions
1.A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
- My cat often sleeps on my bed.
- Too much bed, not enough rest.
- I had breakfast in bed this morning.
2.A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
- Oysters are farmed from their beds.
- We added a new bush to our rose bed.
- The meats and cheeses lay on a bed of lettuce.
3.A horizontal layer or surface.
- I always take a bath before going to bed.
- I usually went to bed at ten in my school days.
- I have to go to bed.
4.Alternative form of B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education).
- I always take a bath before going to bed.
- I usually went to bed at ten in my school days.
- I have to go to bed.
1.Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping.
- I usually listen to music before I bed.
2.Senses relating to a bed as a place or layer on which something else rests or is laid.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #767
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Common
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *badją
Proto-West Germanic *badi
Old English bedd
Middle English bed
English bed
Inherited from Middle English bed, bedde, from Old English bedd, from Proto-West Germanic *badi, from Proto-Germanic *badją (“resting-place, plot of ground”).
Cognates