Collocations with bed

bed noun

1-) a piece of furniture that you sleep on

VERBS

go to 
What time do you go to bed at night?

get into, get out of
She got into bed and turned out the light.

climb into, crawl into 
Lucy climbed into bed and fell asleep straight away.
We finally crawled into bed at three in the morning.

jump into, jump out of 
I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.

lie in
Simon lay in bed thinking.

stay in
At the weekend it’s really nice to be able to stay in bed.

get out of  
His mother couldn’t get him out of bed in the mornings.

put to 
I put the baby to bed at 7 o’clock as usual.

send to 
She was sent to bed without any dinner.

make 
Don’t forget to make your bed before you go out!

change 
You should change the beds every two weeks.

wet
Small children often wet the bed.

ADJECTIVES & NOUNS 

warm, comfortable, cosy
I wish I was back home in my nice comfortable bed.

soft, hard
It was difficult to sleep on the hard bed.

narrow
A child lay sleeping on a narrow bed.

unmade
・He threw his clothes on the unmade bed.

spare 
・Come and stay any time – we have a spare bed.

single
・There was only a single bed.

double
・Would you like a double bed or twin beds?

twin
The hotel room had twin beds.

king-size, queen-size
I need a duvet cover for a king-size bed.

bunk
The kids love sleeping in bunk beds.

feather
She lay back on the feather bed.

camp
When we have visitors, I have to sleep on a camp bed in my parents’ room.

sofa 
I slept on a sofa bed in the lounge.

four-poster
The bridal suite has a huge four poster bed.

hospital
There is a shortage of hospital beds.

BED + NOUN
cover, clothes
She pulled the bed covers up to her chin.

sheet
The bed sheets need changing.

linen 
Where do you keep the clean bed linen?

PREPOSITIONS

in 
“Where are the children?” “They’re in bed.”

out of 
I’ll speak to him about it when he’s out of bed.

before 
I always have a drink of warm milk before bed.

PHRASES

the foot of the bed
I woke up to find someone standing at the foot of the bed.

(it’s) time for bed
She sat and sewed until it was time for bed.

be tucked up in bed 
The children were all tucked up in bed.

share a bed with sb 
・Do you mind sharing a bed with your sister?

take to your bed written 
・Guy had a stomach ache and took to his bed.

2-) the area at the bottom of the sea, a river etc

PHRASES

the sea/river/ocean/lake bed
Starfish live on the sea bed.