bed
verb/bed/
/bed/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bed | /bed/ /bed/ |
| he / she / it beds | /bedz/ /bedz/ |
| past simple bedded | /ˈbedɪd/ /ˈbedɪd/ |
| past participle bedded | /ˈbedɪd/ /ˈbedɪd/ |
| -ing form bedding | /ˈbedɪŋ/ /ˈbedɪŋ/ |
- bed something (in something) to fix something in something so that it cannot move easily
- The bricks were bedded in sand to improve drainage.
- Make sure that you bed the roots firmly in the soil.
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- bed somebody (old-fashioned) to have sex with somebody
- He’s been trying to bed her for weeks.
Word OriginOld English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.
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