Abed

Pronunciation: /əˈbɛd/

Definitions of abed

adverb in bed; on a bed

Example Sentences

A1 After a long day of work, I was ready to go abed and get some rest.

A2 She decided to go abed early to prepare for the big day ahead.

B1 The doctor advised him to stay abed until his fever subsided.

B2 Despite feeling better, she remained abed to fully recover from her illness.

C1 The author spent many hours abed, working on his latest novel.

C2 After a week of intense training, the athlete was forced to stay abed due to a minor injury.

Examples of abed in a Sentence

formal After a long day of work, he finally laid abed to rest.

informal I'm feeling tired, I think I'll just crash abed early tonight.

slang Let's just chill abed and watch some Netflix.

figurative His dreams were still abed, waiting to be realized.

Grammatical Forms of abed

• past tense: abed
• plural: abeds
• comparative: more abed
• superlative: most abed
• present tense: abed
• future tense: will abed
• perfect tense: have abed
• continuous tense: am abeding
• singular: abed
• positive degree: abed
• infinitive: to abed
• gerund: abeding
• participle: abed

Origin and Evolution of abed

First Known Use: 1400 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'abed' originates from Middle English, derived from the phrase 'on bed'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to simply mean 'in bed', the word 'abed' has evolved to also convey the idea of being confined to bed due to illness or other reasons.