bedside

noun (a bedside, bedsides); adjective (bedside, as in bedside table)

«bedside» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The area next to a bed. tree →
Used before a noun for things kept next to a bed: a bedside table, bedside lamp. tree →
Being at someone's bedside means staying with someone who is ill in bed. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday home word for furniture. In stories families gather at the bedside of a sick person. Phrases: bedside table, bedside lamp, at her bedside, bedside manner (how kindly a doctor talks to patients).

Examples

I keep a book on my bedside table. tree →
Switch off the bedside lamp, please. tree →
Mum sat at my bedside when I had a fever. tree →
The family gathered at Grandad's bedside in the hospital. tree →
The doctor has a gentle bedside manner. tree →
My alarm clock is on the bedside cabinet. tree →
So he took up a rifle which he had laid at his bedside. tree →

Note

Mostly used before another noun. In the UK, «bedside cabinet»; in the US, «nightstand» means a bedside table. One word.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «bedside» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«bedside» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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