Phrase guide

put to bed

verb · 4 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

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To prepare (a newspaper) for printing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Topics: media, printing, publishing

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To finalise the result, seal a win.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To dispel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • I hope we can put those doubts to bed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: yatızdırmaq — help someone go to bed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安顿睡觉 — help someone go to bed
  • Esperanto: enlitigi — help someone go to bed
  • Estonian: magama panema — help someone go to bed
  • Finnish: laittaa nukkumaan — help someone go to bed
  • Finnish: panna nukkumaan — help someone go to bed
  • French: coucher — help someone go to bed
  • French: mettre au lit — help someone go to bed
  • German: zu Bett bringen — help someone go to bed
  • Greek: αποκοιμίζω (apokoimízo) — help someone go to bed
  • Ancient Greek: κοιτάζω (koitázō) — help someone go to bed
  • Hungarian: lefektet — help someone go to bed
  • Hungarian: ágyba tesz — help someone go to bed
  • Hungarian: ágyba dug — help someone go to bed
  • Icelandic: svæfa — help someone go to bed
  • Icelandic: fá til að sofna — help someone go to bed
  • Italian: mettere a letto — help someone go to bed
  • Japanese: 寝かせる (nekaseru) — help someone go to bed
  • Neapolitan: cuccà — help someone go to bed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: legge — help someone go to bed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: få i seng — help someone go to bed
  • Polish: kłaść do łóżka — help someone go to bed
  • Polish: położyć do łóżka — help someone go to bed
  • Portuguese: pôr para dormir — help someone go to bed
  • Russian: укла́дывать в посте́ль (ukládyvatʹ v postélʹ) — help someone go to bed
  • Russian: уложи́ть в посте́ль (uložítʹ v postélʹ) — help someone go to bed
  • Russian: укла́дывать спать (ukládyvatʹ spatʹ) — help someone go to bed
  • Russian: уложи́ть спать (uložítʹ spatʹ) — help someone go to bed
  • Spanish: acostar — help someone go to bed
  • Swedish: lägga — help someone go to bed
  • Swedish: stoppa om — help someone go to bed