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to go to bed

to go to bed

485 1.0
To get into bed to sleep
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡoʊ tə bɛd/
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  • And that night I went to bed, I had a fever.
  • go to bed at night
  • go to bed early
  • time to go to bed

And that night I went to bed, I had a fever.

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Examples

Synonyms

to go to sleep
vsto go to bed
369 1.0

To stop being awake and rest with your eyes closed

is the physical act of preparing to rest for sleep rather than only sleep onset
to turn in
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
27 3.5

To go to bed to sleep

is the simple act of entering sleep without stressing nightly routine
to retire
vsto go to bed
  • Formal
16 5.8

Go to bed to sleep, usually at night

is the everyday act of entering sleep without formal tone
to hit the sack
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
10 6.0

To go to bed to sleep

is the neutral act of entering sleep without colloquial tone
to hit the hay
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
8 6.0

To go to bed to sleep after a long day

is the ordinary act of entering sleep without rural or colloquial tone
to bunk down
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
5 6.8

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

is the ordinary act of preparing to sleep in a usual place not temporary
to sack out
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
4 7.5

To go to bed to sleep

is the act of lying down to sleep rather than the falling phase
to bed down
vsto go to bed
4 4.5

To sleep in a temporary place like a barn or tent

is the normal act of preparing to sleep in your regular sleeping place
to hit the pillow
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
4 3.7

To go to bed and fall asleep quickly because you are tired

is the usual act of preparing for sleep without implying immediate sleep
to crawl in
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
3 3.3

To go to bed slowly because you feel very tired

is the general act of preparing to sleep without implying slowness
to hit the sheets
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
1 8.6

To go to bed to sleep

is the plain action of entering sleep without informal phrasing
to fall in the sack
vsto go to bed
  • Informal
8.8

To go to bed or sleep

is the neutral action of preparing for sleep without slang
to kip down
vsto go to bed
  • UK
9.6

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

is the neutral act of preparing to sleep regardless of region or temporary place

Antonyms

to stay up
  • Informal
253 2.4

To be awake later than usual

How Early

to go to bed
485 1.0
to stay up
  • Informal
253 2.4

Surface Forms

go to bed infinitive
going to bed present participle
goes to bed third person singular
went to bed past
gone to bed past participle

Morphology

go + to + bed

The meaning 'to get into bed in order to sleep' is straightforwardly derived from 'go' (move) + 'to' (toward/destination) + 'bed' (place for sleeping); as a basic motion-to-destination construction a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it. This is a cross-linguistically common and compositionally regular pattern in English, making the expression transparent.

Etymology

Go to bed shows the simple picture of walking to your bed at night and getting in to sleep. That's why it means 'to get into bed to sleep'.