Meaning of bed In English

• 0 a large, rectangular piece of furniture, often with four legs, used for sleeping on:

  • He lived in a room with only two chairs, a bed, and a table.

  • He likes to have breakfast in bed on a Saturday morning.

  • She didn't get out of bed till lunchtime today.

  • I'm exhausted - I'm going to bed (= going to get into a bed in order to sleep).

  • I always put the children to bed (= make certain that they get into a bed and are comfortable there ready for going to sleep) at 7.30 p.m.

• 1 the bottom of something, or something that serves as a base:

  • Many strange plants and fish live on the sea bed.

  • The railway was built on a bed of solid rock.

  • roasted vegetables on a bed of rice

• 2 a piece of ground used for growing plants outside:

  • They have some beautiful flower beds in their garden.

• 3 to put something firmly into a substance or into the ground:

  • The posts should be firmly bedded in concrete.

• 4 to have sex with someone

• 5 abbreviation for Bachelor of Education: a degree taken by some teachers, or a person who has this degree

• 6 a large piece of furniture with a flat surface that a person can lie on to sleep or rest:

  • He felt sick and decided to stay in bed that day.

  • He sat down on the bed and took off his shoes.

  • Some mornings it’s really hard to get out of bed.

  • I'm really tired – I think I'll go to bed (= get into bed in order to sleep).

• 7 the bottom of a river, lake, or sea

• 8 an area of ground used for planting flowers:

  • a flower bed