bedridden
Confined to bed because of infirmity or illnessConfined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
» Tom was bedridden at that time.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
bettlägerig
прико́ванный к посте́лиprikóvannyj k postéli
confined to bed (by illness)
Examples
27 sentencesTom was bedridden at that time.
Tom has been bedridden for some time.
ruКакое-то время Том был прикован к постели.
Tom has been bedridden for a month.
Tom continued to write songs, even after he became bedridden.
Since our father is bedridden, we take turns looking after him.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), fFrom Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (“bedridden”, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (“one who is bedridden”, noun), from bed, bedd (“bed”) + rida (“rider”), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives.
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