go to bed
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go to bed
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Already attested in Old English as tō bedde gān.
verb goes to bed · going to bed · went to bed · gone to bed
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To lie down to sleep, put oneself in one's bed.
I go to sleep at the same hour every night, no matter when I go to bed.
Similar: hit the sack, hit the hay, hit the rack
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To have sex; to go to have sex.
Has he ever been to bed with her?
Similar: couch a hogshead, go to bed, go to sleep, bed down, hit the hay, hit the sack, retire, seek one's virtuous couch, turn in, turn into a pumpkin
- Of a newspaper: to finish being prepared for printing. The army newspaper "went to bed" several hours before the civilian one, […]
Translations
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verb to lie down to sleep
| Español | acostarse, ensobrarse, irse a la cama, empiltrarse, planchar la oreja |
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| 한국어 | 취침하다 chwichimhada, 자다 jada |
| 日本語 | 眠る nemuru, 臥せる fuseru |
| 中文 | 上床 shàngchuáng, 睡覺 /睡觉 shuìjiào, 就寢 /就寝 jiùqǐn |
| Português | ir para a cama, ir dormir, deitar-se, recolher-se |
| Français | se coucher, aller au lit, aller se coucher |
| Deutsch | ins Bett gehen, zu Bett gehen, schlafen gehen |
| Italiano | coricarsi, andare a letto, andare a dormire |
| Română | a se culca |
| Русский | ложи́ться спать ložítʹsja spatʹ, лечь спать lečʹ spatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đi ngủ |
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