acostar in Spanish: to put to bed, to lay down (verb)

Translation

to put to bed, to lay down

Word origin

From Latin accostare, from ad ('to') plus costa ('rib, side'), literally to lay something on its side.

Verb type-ar stem-changing (o>ue)

.

I am going to put the children to bed before nine.

acuesto .

I go to bed very late at the weekend.

.

The baby fell asleep as soon as they put it to bed.

.

He lay down on the sofa to rest for a while.

¿ acuestas ?

What time do you usually go to bed?

cama

bed

dormir

to sleep

noche

night, evening

descansar

to rest, to relax

levantarse

to get up, to stand up, to rise

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