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béd
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noun[C]
A piece of furniture or a place used for sleeping or resting.
béd
Etymology
From Dutch bed, ultimately from Proto-Germanic forms meaning “bed” or “resting place.”
Examples
Die bed is baie gemaklik.
Die béd is báie gemáklik.
The bed is very comfortable.
Ek gaan vroeg bed toe vanaand.
Ek gáán vróeg béd toe vanáand.
I am going to bed early tonight.
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noun[C]
A prepared area of soil in a garden where plants are grown; a flowerbed or vegetable bed.
béd
Etymology
From the same Germanic noun as the sleeping-place sense, extended to mean a prepared or laid-out place.
Examples
Sy plant groente in die bed agter die huis.
Sy plánt gróente in die béd ágter die húis.
She plants vegetables in the bed behind the house.
Die blomme groei mooi in die bed.
Die blómme gróei móoi in die béd.
The flowers grow nicely in the bed.
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noun[C]
The bottom or underlying surface of a river, stream, sea, or similar body of water.
béd
Etymology
From the same Germanic noun as the sleeping-place sense, by extension to a base or surface on which something rests.
Examples
Die rivier se bed is vol klippe.
Die riviér se béd is vól klíppe.
The river bed is full of stones.
Na die droogte was die bed van die stroom sigbaar.
Na die dróogte was die béd van die stróom sígbaar.
After the drought, the bed of the stream was visible.
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