Meaning
A soft, flat thing that you lie on to sleep at night.
Test yourself on bed
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
From Old English bedd, the name for a place to sleep or rest.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- bedd
Grammar
Examples
o'.
.
.
A bed is a soft, flat thing in your bedroom that you lie on to sleep. You sleep in your bed at night and get out of it in the morning when you wake up.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(11)One Little Thing
1 min read · Core 1000
A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
Bring Your Bike
3 min read · Core 1000
The Surprise Party
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(13)Advanced English articles: zero article and the with places
Compound nouns in English: is car park one word or two?
English greetings and survival phrases for beginners
Mixed conditionals in English: rules, examples and exercises
Must, have to and should in English: rules and examples
Participle clauses in English: -ing, -ed and having done
Past simple in English: rules, -ed spelling and examples
100 Common Phrasal Verbs in English, with Examples
Phrasal verbs with get in English: 16 meanings, examples
Phrasal Verbs in English: Meaning, Rules and Examples
My, your, his, her: possessives in English (chart)
Prepositions in English: in, on, at and more, with examples
There is and there are in English: rules and examples
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
English · Free printables
bed: worksheet, infographic and listicleThe padlock and Plus mark show a Kilo Lingo Plus feature. Start your free week to unlock it - no card needed.
Free printable study downloads for the English word "bed" (A soft, flat thing that you lie on to sleep at night.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Part of Kilo Lingo Plus
Printables beyond chapters 1 and 2 are part of Kilo Lingo Plus. Sign up free and start your free week to download as many as you like: no card.
Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 6: bed, yours, dance and 7 more words.