noun
A piece of furniture where a person sleeps.
The baby is asleep in her bed.
I put fresh sheets on the bed.
Common phrases & grammar
make the bed · get into bed · go to bed · double bed
someone sleeps in + bed
someone lies on + the bed
American English
How to pronounce bedded
noun · verbA1Very common word
BEHdihd
/ˈbɛ.ɾɪd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: bed
A piece of furniture where a person sleeps.
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noun
An area of soil prepared for growing flowers or vegetables.
We planted tomatoes in the raised bed.
The flower bed needs more water.
Common phrases & grammar
flower bed · raised bed · vegetable bed
plant + something + in a bed
a bed of + flowers/vegetables
noun
The bottom of a river, lake, or sea.
The boat got stuck on the river bed.
Fish hide in the muddy bed of the lake.
Common phrases & grammar
riverbed · seabed · lake bed
the bed of + a river/lake
something lies on + the river bed
noun
The open, flat part at the back of a pickup truck, used for carrying things.
Keep the boxes in the truck bed.
We loaded the cooler into the truck bed.
Good to know
In American English, truck bed is the usual term for this part of a pickup truck.
Common phrases & grammar
truck bed · pickup bed · in the truck bed
put + something + in the truck bed
something is in + the truck bed
Useful expressions
to go to your bed in order to sleep
I usually go to bed before eleven.
to help someone get into bed and prepare to sleep
I put the baby to bed at seven.
a place that provides a room and breakfast
We stayed at a small bed and breakfast.
Related words & forms
Before -ed and -ing, the final d doubles: bedded, bedding.