go to bed

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Definition
  1. Verb (intransitive):
    • To move from a state of being awake to a state of sleep; to lie down in one's bed with the intention of sleeping.
    • To end one's waking activities for the day and retire for the night.
Usage
  • This is a common phrasal verb used to describe the specific action of ending the day and preparing for sleep. It implies the completion of daily activities and the beginning of the rest period.
  • It is often used with a time reference or after describing evening routines.
  • Example:
Examples

  • Basic Usage:

    • I am tired; I need to go to bed.
    • The children go to bed at 8 p.m. every night.
    • She went to bed early because she had a flight to catch in the morning.

  • With Adverbs/Time References:

    • He goes to bed late on weekends.
    • You should go to bed now; it's past midnight.
Advanced Usage

  • "to go straight to bed": To go to bed immediately without doing anything else first, often due to extreme tiredness or illness.

    • After the long journey, I went straight to bed.

  • "to go to bed with": An idiomatic expression meaning to have sexual relations with someone. (Note: This is a distinct, informal idiom).

    • This meaning is separate from the primary definition of preparing for sleep.
Variants and Related Words
  • Turn in (phrasal verb): A synonym meaning to go to bed. (e.g., )
  • Retire (verb): A more formal synonym for going to bed. (e.g., )
  • Hit the hay/sack (idiom): Informal idioms meaning to go to bed. (e.g., )
Synonyms
  • Retire
  • Turn in
  • Hit the hay (idiomatic)
Antonyms
  • Get up
  • Wake up
  • Arise
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Go off to bed: Used, especially for children, to describe the act of leaving to go to bed.
    • Come on, children, it's time to go off to bed.
  • Put to bed: To cause someone else, typically a child, to go to bed.
    • It took an hour to put the baby to bed.
Related Idioms
  • Go to bed with the chickens: To go to bed very early.
    • My grandfather goes to bed with the chickens and wakes up at dawn.
  • Bedtime: The usual time when someone goes to bed.
    • Your bedtime is 9 p.m.
Verb
  1. prepare for sleep
    • I usually turn in at midnight
    • He goes to bed at the crack of dawn

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