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.