Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put to bed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: put -to bed
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To help someone, for example a child, go to bed.

Transitive verb

verb

To prepare (a newspaper) for printing.

Transitive verb

verb

To finalise the result, seal a win.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Mame Diouf missed a chance to put the game to bed when he fired straight at Carson."
"I hope we can put those doubts to bed."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

puts to bed (present, singular) putting to bed (participle, present)

Phrases

bed down go to bed in bed put to bed with a shovel put to rest tuck in

Frequently Paired Words

bed down go to bed in bed put to bed with a shovel put to rest tuck in

Questions

What does put to bed mean?: To help someone, for example a child, go to bed.

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