bedside

CEFRB1

/ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person).

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any of the side panels of the bed of a truck.

Examples

  • My doctor has an excellent bedside manner.

  • She asked me to come to her bedside.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A position at the side of one's bed.

More examples

In context

  • She came hurrying to his bedside.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The nurse kept a glass of water on the patient's blank table.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bedsyde, bedde syde (also as beddes side, beddes syde), equivalent to bed + -side. Compare German Bettseite (“bedside”).