Phrase guide

make the bed

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To arrange the sheets, blankets, or other coverings of a bed smoothly and neatly, with the corners tucked under the mattress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You're old enough to make your own bed now.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spread the bed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: rregulloj shtratin — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Western Apache: nitéé’sk’ei hnzhú’’áôlá — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Asturian: facer la cama — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Bemba: pangá ubú-sanshí — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Catalan: fer el llit — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Chamorro: para ma äreglä i káma — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鋪床 /铺床 (pūchuáng) — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Czech: stlát — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Czech: ustlat — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Dutch: het bed opmaken — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Faroese: reiða song — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Finnish: pedata — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Finnish: sijata — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • French: faire son lit — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Galician: facer a cama — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • German: das Bett machen — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Hebrew: הִצִּיעַ (hitsía) — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Hungarian: ágyaz — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Hungarian: beágyaz — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Hungarian: beveti az ágyat — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Icelandic: búa um rúmið — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Italian: rifare il letto — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Japanese: 布団を敷く (futon o shiku) — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Japanese: ベッドを整える (beddo o totonoeru) — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Kongo: ku-yala mfulu — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Macedonian: наместување кревет (namestuvanje krevet) — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Norman: faithe lé liet — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: re opp senga — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Occitan: far lo lièch — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Polish: ścielić łóżko — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Polish: pościelić łóżko — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Polish: słać łóżko — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Polish: posłać łóżko — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Portuguese: fazer a cama — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Portuguese: arrumar a cama — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Quechua: kawituta allichina — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Russian: стели́ть, застила́ть, стлать посте́ль, крова́ть (stelítʹ, zastilátʹ, stlatʹ postélʹ, krovátʹ) — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Russian: постели́ть, застла́ть посте́ль, крова́ть (postelítʹ, zastlátʹ postélʹ, krovátʹ) — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Kinyarwanda: gusasa — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Samoan: e teu le moega — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Upper Sorbian: łožo pósłać — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Spanish: hacer la cama — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Swahili: tandika kitanda — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Swedish: bädda — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly
  • Welsh: gwneud y gwely — arrange sheets, etc. smoothly and neatly