Phrase guide

in bed

prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

While on a bed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: literal

Examples

  • Reading in bed and breakfasting in bed are two of my three favorite activities.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Regarding sexual activities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • She wasn't kind or smart, attractive or even funny. Her only redeeming feature was that she was fantastic in bed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

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Meaning 3

Regarding sexual activities.

Cooperating with, as if for an illicit reward; in league with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic

Examples

  • You've been in bed with the opposite party all year and that's why you keep saying we need to compromise.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: in die bed — lying on one's bed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 在床上 (zài chuángshàng) — lying on one's bed
  • Esperanto: en lito — lying on one's bed
  • Finnish: vuoteessa — lying on one's bed
  • Finnish: sängyssä — lying on one's bed
  • French: au lit — lying on one's bed
  • Haitian Creole: nan kabann nan — lying on one's bed
  • Italian: a letto — lying on one's bed
  • Japanese: 寝込 (nekomi) — lying on one's bed
  • Latin: in lectō — lying on one's bed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: på sengen — lying on one's bed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: på senga — lying on one's bed
  • Spanish: en cama — lying on one's bed
  • Thai: ในเตียง (nı teīyng) — lying on one's bed
  • Yoruba: ni ibusun — lying on one's bed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 在床上 (zài chuángshàng) — in terms of sexual prowess
  • Dutch: in bed — in terms of sexual prowess
  • Finnish: sängyssä — in terms of sexual prowess
  • French: au lit — in terms of sexual prowess
  • French: sexuellement — in terms of sexual prowess
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i sengen — in terms of sexual prowess
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i senga — in terms of sexual prowess
  • Polish: w łóżku — in terms of sexual prowess
  • Spanish: en la cama — in terms of sexual prowess