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Image:Vrba postelja.jpg|thumb|right|A bed (furniture)
English

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Etymology
From OE. bedd, from proto|Germanic|badjan|dug sleeping-place, from proto|Indo-European|bhedh-|dig. Cognate with Dutch #Dutch|bed, German Bett; and (from Indo-European) with Greek βοθ��ο� �pit�, Latin fossa �ditch�, Latvian bedre �hole�, Welsh bedd#Welsh|bedd, Breton bez �grave�; and probably also Russian бода��.

Pronunciation
IPA|/b�d/
audio|en-us-bed.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�d

Noun
en-noun

1. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, to sleep on.
2. A prepared spot to spend the night in, as in camping bed.
3. A garden plot, as in "bed of roses".
4. The bottom of a lake or other body of water, as in "sea bed".
5. An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, or other sessile shellfish is found.
6. A flat surface or layer on which something else is to be placed, as a "bed of lettuce".
7. A deposit of ore, coal etc.
8. A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship|ship�s floor.

Usage notes
Sense 1. To prepare a bed is usually to make the bed.
see|Appendix:MakeDoTakeHave

Derived terms
bedbound
bedbug
bedclothes
bedding
bedfast
bedfellow
bedridden
bunk bed
interbedded
platform bed (see platform)

Translations
trans-top|a piece of furniture to sleep on
Afrikaans: #Afrikaans|bed, kooi#Afrikaans|kooi
Arabic: ARchar|سر�ر (sirīr) m, ARchar|�ا��س�ة|�ا��س��ة (n�mūsiyya) f italbrac|Morocco
Catalan: llit, m
Chinese: � (chuáng)
Czech: t+|cs|postel|f, t+|cs|lůžko|n
Danish: t+|da|seng|c
Dutch: t+|nl|bed|n
Esperanto: t+|eo|lito|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: abati
Finnish: sänky, vuode, peti (colloquial)
French: t+|fr|lit|m
German: t+|de|Bett|n
Greek: κ�εβά�ι (kreváti) n, κλίνη (klíni) f, κοί�η (kjíti) f, ε�νή (evní) f
Hebrew: ���� (mit'ah) f
Hindi: बिस�तर (bistar)
Hungarian: t+|hu|ágy
Icelandic: t+|is|rúm|n
Italian: t+|it|letto|m, t+|it|giaciglio|m
Japanese: t-|ja|���|trbeddo|scJAchar
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Korean: 침� (chimdae)
Kurdish: KUchar|���ر��ڵ��
Latin: cubīle n, lectus m
Latvian: t-|lv|gulta|f|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: t-|lt|lova|f|xs=Lithuanian
Norwegian: t+|no|seng|m
Old English: t-|ang|bedd|n|xs=Old English
Polish: t+|pl|�óżko|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|cama|f, t+|pt|leito|m
Romanian: t-|ro|pat|n
Russian: к�ова�� (krovat�) f, по��ел� (postél�) f
Scottish Gaelic: leabaidh f
Slovene: t+|sl|postelja|f
Spanish: t+|es|cama
Swahili: kitanda, vitanda pl (noun 7/8)
Swedish: t-|sv|bädd|c, t+|sv|säng|c
Telugu: ప��� (pakka), పడ� (paDaka)
Vietnamese: t+|vi|giư�ng|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|gwely|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|a prepared spot to spend the night in
Afrikaans: lêplek
Catalan: llit
Dutch: t+|nl|bed|n, t|nl|slaapplaats|f
Finnish: makuusija
German: Lager n (outdoor) (indoor if not a standard bed), Bett m (bed)
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Korean: ��리 (jamjari)
Norwegian: t+|no|seng|m
Old English: eorþrest f
Portuguese: t+|pt|cama|f
Slovene: ležiš�e n
Swedish: t-|sv|bädd|c
Vietnamese: ch� ngủ
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trans-top|a garden plot
Afrikaans: bedding#Afrikaans|bedding, blombedding, tuin#Afrikaans|tuin
Czech: záhon m
Dutch: t+|nl|bed|n, t|nl|bloembed|n, t|nl|tuinbed|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|bedo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: penkki
French: t+|fr|lit|m
German: t+|de|Beet|n
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Hebrew: ער��� (arooga) f
Korean: 모� (mopan)
Norwegian: t-|no|bed|n
Old English: t-|ang|bedd|xs=Old English
Russian: кл�мба (klúmba) f
Slovene: gredica f
Swedish: t+|sv|rabatt|c
Vietnamese: t+|vi|lu�ng|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|the bottom of a lake or other body of water
Afrikaans: bodem#Afrikaans|bodem
Chinese: 河� (héchuáng)
Czech: �e�išt� n (river)
Dutch: t+|nl|bedding|f (river), t+|nl|bodem|m (lake, sea)
Esperanto: fluejo
Finnish: t+|fi|pohja
French: t+|fr|lit|m
German: Boden m (lake, sea), Grund m (sea), Bett n (river)
Greek: κοί�η (kjíti) f, ��θμένα� (pithménas) m
Hebrew קרקע�ת (karka'it) f
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Italian: t+|it|letto|m
Korean: ��(hasang)
Norwegian: bunn m
Old English: t-|ang|grund|m|xs=Old English
Portuguese: t+|pt|leito|m
Russian: дно (dno) n (lake, sea), ���ло (rúslo) n (river)
Swedish: t-|sv|bädd|c
Telugu: �డ��� (aDugu)
Vietnamese: �áy (sea), lòng (river)
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trans-top|an area where a large number of oysters, mussels, or other sessile shellfish is found
Afrikaans: #Afrikaans|bed
Dutch: t+|nl|bank|f
German: t+|de|Bank|f
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Korean: ��� (yangsikjang)
Norwegian: t-|no|banke|m
Russian: t+|ru|банка|f|trbánka|scCyrl
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trans-top|a flat surface or layer on which something else is to be placed
Afrikaans: #Afrikaans|bed, laag#Afrikaans|laag
Catalan: llit, capa
Dutch: t+|nl|bed|n, t+|nl|bedding|f, t+|nl|bodem|m, t|nl|onderlaag|f
Finnish: sija, alusta, peti (especially in cooking)
German: Fläche f, Bett m, Boden m, Grund m, Ladefläche f, Auflagefläche f, Lager n, Auflager n
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Greek: �������μα (ipóstroma) n, ���βαθ�ο (ipóvathro) n, ��έ�ει�μα (ipérisma) n
Korean: �� (todae)
Norwegian: t+|no|seng|m
Spanish: lecho
Vietnamese: l�p; n�n (at the bottom)
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trans-top|a deposit of ore, coal etc.
Afrikaans: aar#Afrikaans|aar, laag#Afrikaans|laag
Chinese: �� (kuàngchuáng)
Czech: sloj f, ložisko n
Dutch: t+|nl|ader|m, t+|nl|laag|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kerros, t-|fi|suoni
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German: t+|de|Lager|n
Greek: t+|el|κοί�α�μα|n|trkjítasma|scGrek
Korean: �층 (jicheung)
Russian: пла�� (plast) m
Vietnamese: t+|vi|l�p|xs=Vietnamese
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: gwele m (1, 4), naoz f (4)
ttbc|Estonian: voodi
ttbc|Guaraní: upa (t-)
ttbc|Indonesian: tempat tidur
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ttbc|Interlingua: lecto
ttbc|Slovak: posteľ f (1, 2), záhon m (3), dno n (4)
ttbc|Tupinambá: upaba (t-), kesaba
ttbc|Volapük: #Volapük|bed
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Verb
en-verb|bed|d|ed

1. To go to a sleeping bed.
2. To put oneself to sleep.
3. To settle, as machinery.
4. To set in a soft matrix, as paving stones in sand, or tiles in cement.
5. To set out plants in a garden bed.
6. Slang To have sexual intercourse.

Derived terms
bed down

Translations
trans-top|to go to a sleeping bed
Afrikaans: bed toe gaan
Dutch: t|nl|naar bed gaan, t+|nl|gaan t+|nl|slapen
Finnish: mennä nukkua|nukkumaan, mennä sänkyyn
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German: schlafen gehen
Swedish: lägga sig, gå och lägga sig
Vietnamese: �i giư�ng
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trans-top|to put oneself to sleep
Afrikaans: gaan slaap
Catalan: anar al#Catalan|al llit, allitar-se
Dutch: t+|nl|gaan t+|nl|slapen
trans-mid
German: sich betten
Swedish: lägga sig
Vietnamese: �i ngủ
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trans-top|to settle
Dutch: t+|nl|zich t+|nl|zetten
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trans-top|to have sexual intercourse with
Dutch: t|nl|naar bed gaan met
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Swedish: sova med, ligga med
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Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=n|bedden|bedje

1. #English|Bed.

Derived terms
stapelbed

Swedish

Verb
bed

1. Imperative of bedja.

Alternative spellings
be (everyday form)

Category:Swedish verb forms

Volapük

Noun
bed

1. #English|Bed.

Category:Volapük nouns

ang:bed
ar:bed
da:bed
de:bed
el:bed
es:bed
fa:bed
fr:bed
gl:bed
ko:bed
hy:bed
hi:bed
io:bed
id:bed
it:bed
kk:bed
ku:bed
li:bed
hu:bed
nl:bed
ja:bed
oc:bed
ug:bed
pl:bed
pt:bed
ro:bed
ru:bed
simple:bed
sr:bed
fi:bed
sv:bed
ta:bed
te:bed
th:bed
vi:bed
tr:bed
uk:bed
vo:bed
zh:bed

• 2008-01-02 13:51 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[oc:bed]]

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