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to bed

23 1.0
To give someone a place to sleep
  • verb
  • /bɛd/
translation icon : acostar
  • Seriously, can you put Mom Darcie to bed and bring out fun Darcie for a little while?
  • go to bed
  • put to bed
  • get to bed

Examples

  • After reading a story, I finally put the children to bed for the night.

  • You'd better get to bed yourself, my dear.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • So thanks for getting ready for bed with me.

  • But you mentioned too, going to bed thinking about a problem.

  • Went back to bed this morning

  • Is he going to bed?

  • I'm going to bed for a day or two to rest up.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I think I'm going to bed to read a book.

    Blog text (27)
  • You're going to bed now.

  • To bed this instant!

Synonyms

to go to bed
vsto bed
485 1.0

To get into bed to sleep

also includes giving someone sleeping accommodation rather than only lying down
to sleep
vsto bed
423 1.0

To have beds for a number of people

is wider, also used for the simple act of lying down to rest
to go to sleep
vsto bed
369 1.0

To stop being awake and rest with your eyes closed

can mean that action but additionally means supplying a place to sleep
to bunk
vsto bed
30 6.8

To give someone a bed to sleep on

is broader, also meaning to lie down to sleep or to supply sleeping space
to turn in
vsto bed
  • Informal
27 3.5

To go to bed to sleep

covers that routine but also can mean providing sleeping space to others
to retire
vsto bed
  • Formal
16 5.8

Go to bed to sleep, usually at night

is more general and also covers offering sleeping accommodation
to hit the sack
vsto bed
  • Informal
10 6.0

To go to bed to sleep

is broader, including both sleeping and supplying sleeping accommodation
to hit the hay
vsto bed
  • Informal
8 6.0

To go to bed to sleep after a long day

includes that act but also refers to providing sleep places for others
to bunk down
vsto bed
  • Informal
5 6.8

To sleep in a temporary place like on the floor or in the living room

includes that temporary rest but also can mean arranging sleeping accommodation
to sack out
vsto bed
  • Informal
4 7.5

To go to bed to sleep

can mean that but also has an added sense of supplying sleep space
to bed down
vsto bed
4 4.5

To sleep in a temporary place like a barn or tent

shares that temporary rest sense and also means supplying a sleeping place
to crawl in
vsto bed
  • Informal
3 3.3

To go to bed slowly because you feel very tired

is similar but also applies to providing sleeping places to people
to kip down
vsto bed
  • UK
9.6

To sleep somewhere for a short time, often on a sofa

covers that informal rest and additionally can mean providing sleep accommodation

Idioms

in bed with
  • Literature
20 8.6

Secretly working with someone to do wrong or gain unfair advantage

2 7.3

A time when someone is in a bad mood for no clear reason

To sleep very early, often soon after sunset

bed of roses
  • Informal
3.7

An easy and comfortable life without many problems

To accept the bad results of your own choices

To sleep early in the evening when the sun goes down

9.8

To be in a difficult situation because of something you did

Phrasal Verbs

485 1.0

To get into bed to sleep

To pee in bed while sleeping by accident, often in children

to bed in
  • Specialized
5 6.7

Make something new, like shoes or a machine, work well by using it for a while

4 4.5

To sleep in a temporary place like a barn or tent

1 2.8

To get out of bed quickly and full of energy

to bed in the brakes
  • Specialized
7.6

Use new brake parts gently at first so they stop well and safely

Finish something completely so no more work is needed

Compounds

84 2.1

A small insect with no wings that lives in beds and bites people at night

hospital bed
  • Specialized
48 2.0

A bed used in hospitals that can be raised or lowered to help care for patients

A small place to stay overnight that serves breakfast but not other meals

23 1.3

A bed with another bed above it so two people can sleep

A meal eaten in bed, usually in the morning

bed rest
  • Specialized
16 2.6

Staying in bed for health reasons when a doctor says so

15 1.0

A large flat cloth that covers a mattress for sleeping

14 1.0

A part of a garden where people plant flowers

A small home where you stay overnight and have breakfast

8 1.6

A single bed for one person, often used in pairs in a shared room

6 3.4

The dry or wet bottom of a small stream where water flows

5 1.2

A bed large enough for two people to sleep in

5 2.6

A large seat with soft cushions for two or more people that opens into a bed

5 1.0

A bed for one person to sleep in

5 5.3

A check to make sure everyone is in bed at the set time

water bed
  • Archaic
4 2.7

A bed with a strong plastic mattress filled with water

4 2.9

The ground at the bottom of a lake

4 1.0

Items like sheets and pillowcases that you put on a bed

4 6.5

A person, usually a child, who pees in bed while asleep

4 3.2

Peeing while you sleep that often happens in children who usually grow out of it

3 3.7

A bed that married people share

3 3.6

The flat open space at the back of a truck for carrying things

2 3.9

A soft mattress filled with feathers to keep you warm while sleeping

2 4.9

A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed

test bed
  • Specialized
2 4.4

A place with tools for checking how machines or programs work under real conditions

2 2.5

A bed where a person lies when they are ill or recovering

1 1.0

A large cloth that lies on top of a bed to protect it and make it look nice

1 2.1

A small bed that folds for sleeping when camping or for guests

1 4.8

A bed that folds into a wall or cabinet to save space

oyster bed
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A place in the sea or river where people grow oysters to harvest

An area of ground in a garden where people plant and grow flowers

1 3.5

A sofa that you can use for sitting by day and sleeping at night

1 5.3

A bed where a married couple share private feelings and closeness

1 1.5

A cloth placed on a bed to keep you warm or make it look nice

1 1.8

Sheets, blankets, and pillowcases that cover a bed

bed jacket
  • Archaic
1 5.1

Short, lightweight clothing that you wear over pajamas when sitting in bed for warmth

1 3.6

A bed fixed into the wall or floor of a room

1 1.0

A small bed with high sides that keeps a baby safe from falling out

railroad bed
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A layer of earth and stones under train tracks that supports them

1 3.0

A bed frame with a raised flat surface that holds a mattress without box springs

1 6.1

A bed with a headboard and footboard that curve outward like a sled

7.7

A person or thing that takes up most of a bed

bed blocker
  • Jargon
6.4

A patient who stays in hospital longer than needed, blocking beds for others

8.6

A place where farm animals like cows or sheep lie down to sleep at night

1.8

A small lamp placed next to a bed for reading at night

A patch of ground planted with rose bushes

A soft cushion that supports the head while you sleep in bed

bed wench
  • Slur
9.9

An insulting name for a woman thought to be sexually available, also used in the past for a household servant

bed-ground
  • Archaic
9.9

A place where a group of cattle or sheep sleep at night

9.9

So funny that you laugh a lot and cannot stop

Very funny and silly in a way that makes people laugh hard

capillary bed
  • Specialized
5.5

A network of tiny blood vessels in tissue where blood gives oxygen and nutrients to cells and removes waste

9.9

A look or signal asking someone to join you in bed

A regular routine before bed that helps you relax

4.2

A low couch without arms that you can sleep on at night

alveolar bed
  • Specialized
6.8

The part of the lung with many tiny air sacs where gases pass into the blood

alveolar bed
  • Specialized
7.7

The part of the jawbone that holds the tooth sockets and supports teeth

A long narrow area of soil used to grow asparagus plants

A small sleeping place with high sides that keeps a baby safe

bacteria bed
  • Specialized
6.5

A layer of sand or gravel in a sewage plant where tiny living things break down waste

filter bed
  • Specialized
3.7

A layer of sand or gravel that cleans water by removing dirt

fluidized bed boiler
  • Specialized
8.4

A machine that burns fuel in a hot layer of small particles to make steam more efficiently and cleanly

9.9

A strict system that forces everyone to be the same

1.0

A part of a garden where rose bushes grow

ore bed
  • Specialized
8.0

A layer of rock that contains metal or useful minerals people mine

pig bed
  • Specialized
9.9

A sand bed that shapes hot liquid iron into bars

pissy bed
  • NSFW
9.9

A bed wet with someone's pee

plank-bed
  • Archaic
9.1

A simple bed made of wooden boards with no mattress

truckle bed
  • Archaic
9.6

A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed

2.9

A small area in a garden where tulips grow together

An area of ground where you grow turnips

How Comfortable

to settle in
132 3.3
to tuck in
  • Informal
53 3.0
to bed
23 1.0
to put up
  • Informal
43 3.3

Surface Forms

bed infinitive
bedded past
bedded past participle
bedding present participle
beds third person singular

Etymology

Bed as a verb meaning to put someone to sleep comes from the noun 'bed' meaning 'place for sleep'. To bed someone is simply to put them into a bed or give them a place to sleep.