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BED/bed/

A bed is the furniture you sleep on. English loves set phrases with bed: go to bed (start sleeping), in bed (lying there), make the bed (tidy the covers). “Go to the bed” sounds like you are walking toward a piece of furniture; “go to bed” means sleep.

Meaning

A piece of furniture you sleep on.

Examples

• “He went to bed early.”
• “I go to bed at ten.”
• “The cat is on the bed.”

Good to know

go to bed = sleep. in bed = lying in bed.

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