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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in bed en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:literal) Lying on a bed.
    • breakfast in bed
    • Reading in bed and breakfasting in bed are two of my three favorite activities.
  2. (idiomatic) Regarding sexual activities.
    • She wasn't kind or smart, attractive or even funny. Her only redeeming feature was that she was fantastic in bed.
  3. (broadly, idiomatic) Regarding sexual activities. ▸ Cooperating with, as if for an illicit reward; in league with.
    • You've been in bed with the opposite party all year and that's why you keep saying we need to compromise.

Deriveds

breakfast in bed · in bed with

Synonyms

in the sack · abed · in the sack

Translations (24)

nb på sengen (lying on one's bed) · fr au lit (lying on one's bed) · nb på senga (lying on one's bed) · nb i senga (in terms of sexual prowess) · la in lectō (lying on one's bed) · es en cama (lying on one's bed) · yo ni ibusun (lying on one's bed) · fr au lit (in terms of sexual prowess) · ht nan kabann nan (lying on one's bed) · cmn 在床上 (in terms of sexual prowess) · af in die bed (lying on one's bed) · pl w łóżku (in terms of sexual prowess) · ja 寝込 (lying on one's bed) · fi sängyssä (lying on one's bed) · fi vuoteessa (lying on one's bed) · nl in bed (in terms of sexual prowess) · fr sexuellement (in terms of sexual prowess) · es en la cama (in terms of sexual prowess) · nb i sengen (in terms of sexual prowess) · th ในเตียง (lying on one's bed) · cmn 在床上 (lying on one's bed) · fi sängyssä (in terms of sexual prowess) · eo en lito (lying on one's bed) · it a letto (lying on one's bed)