abed
pronunciation
How to pronounce abed in British English:
UK [əˈbed]
How to pronounce abed in American English:
US [əˈbɛd]
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- Adverb:
- in bed
Word Origin
- abed (adv.)
- Old English on bedde "in bed," from a- (1) + bed (n.). As one word from 17c.
Example
- 1. Each morning they lay abed till the breakfast-bell .
- 2. London , uk : a model presents a creation by the designer abed mahfouz at the arabian fashion world event
- 3. " Governments are so big and costly they cannot do much more even if they have the money . They have to downsize , " says mr abed .
- 4. He was abed with a bad cold .
- 5. And gentle girls in england now abed .