bedtime
The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleepThe time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.
» My father used to read me bedtime stories.
Mein Vater las mir immer Gutenachtgeschichten vor.
Мой отец рассказывал мне на ночь сказки.
Мій батько розповідав мені казки на ніч.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.
Schlafenszeit, Zeit zum Schlafengehen, Zeit ins Bett zu gehen
вре́мя ложи́ться спатьvrémja ložítʹsja spatʹ, отбо́йotbój
the time you go to bed
Examples
108 sentencesMy father used to read me bedtime stories.
Мій батько розповідав мені казки на ніч.
ruМой отец рассказывал мне на ночь сказки.
deMein Vater las mir immer Gutenachtgeschichten vor.
When is your bedtime?
Коли ти йдеш спати?
It's your bedtime.
Тобі вже час до ліжка.
ruТебе пора спать.
deZeit, ins Bett zu gehen!
When's your bedtime?
Коли тобі час до ліжка?
ruТы когда обычно спать ложишься?
It's not bedtime yet.
Це не час іти спати.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bedtyme, bed-tyme, bedetyme, bedde tyme, equivalent to bed + time. ComFrom Middle English bedtyme, bed-tyme, bedetyme, bedde tyme, equivalent to bed + time. Compare earlier Old English bedtīd (“bedtime”). Compare also West Frisian bêdtiid (“bedtime”), Dutch bedtijd (“bedtime”), Saterland Frisian Bädegungenstied (“bedtime”, literally “bed-goings-time”), German Low German Beddgahnstied, Bettgahnstiet (“bedtime”, literally “bed-goings-time”).
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Forms
plural: bedtimesWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- bedtime story
- a bedtime story
- bedtime story to
- past your bedtime