bed in
To allow or help to settle inTo allow or help to settle in; to make (someone) feel at home.
» I'll go to bed in an hour.
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2 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To allow or help to settle in; to make (someone) feel at home.
It took some time to be bedded in, but soon he knew his way around his new workplace.
To break in new brakes by gentle us in order to heat them.
Examples
80 sentencesI'll go to bed in an hour.
I went to bed earlier in those days.
deDamals bin ich früher ins Bett gegangen. — brauchinet
I didn't get to bed until 2:30 in the morning.
ruЯ лёг спать только полтретьего ночи. — marafon
I used to go to bed earlier in those days.
deDamals bin ich eher ins Bett gegangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We went to bed early in order to get up at dawn.
Origin
An allusion to gardening, where a plant or seed is introduced into a bed of soil where itAn allusion to gardening, where a plant or seed is introduced into a bed of soil where it can grow.
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Forms
beds in, bedding in, bedded in, bedded in| Base form | bed in · to bed in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | beds in |
| Present participle | bedding in |
| Past simple | bedded in |
| Past participle | bedded in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- bed outTo transfer a young plant from an inside location such as a greenhouse to an outdoors flower bed.
- bed inTo allow or help to settle in; to make (someone) feel at home.
- bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery, or of people when sleeping somewhere worse than normal, often camping or in prison.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb