bedside
part of speech
noun (a bedside, bedsides); adjective (bedside, as in bedside table)
meaning for a pupil
1) The area next to a bed. tree →
2) Used before a noun for things kept next to a bed: a bedside table, bedside lamp. tree →
3) Being at someone's bedside means staying with someone who is ill in bed. tree →
sense in the lessons
Everyday home word for furniture. In stories families gather at the bedside of a sick person. Phrases: bedside table, bedside lamp, at her bedside, bedside manner (how kindly a doctor talks to patients).
examples
- I keep a book on my bedside table. tree →
- Switch off the bedside lamp, please. tree →
- Mum sat at my bedside when I had a fever. tree →
- The family gathered at Grandad's bedside in the hospital. tree →
- The doctor has a gentle bedside manner. tree →
- My alarm clock is on the bedside cabinet. tree →
- So he took up a rifle which he had laid at his bedside. tree →
note
Mostly used before another noun. In the UK, «bedside cabinet»; in the US, «nightstand» means a bedside table. One word.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bedside» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.