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Definition of bed verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bed

verb
 
/bed/
 
/bed/
Verb Forms
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/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. 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.
  2. bed somebody (old-fashioned) to have sex with somebody
    • He’s been trying to bed her for weeks.
  3. Word OriginOld English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.
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