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bed

//ˈbɛd//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for bed

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
beds

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
bed
past (v2)
bedded
past participle (v3)
bedded
present participle
bedding
3rd person singular
beds

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping.

    • I usually listen to music before I bed.
  2. 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

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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”).

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