bed in
Britishverb
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(preposition) engineering to fit (parts) together accurately or (of parts) to be fitted together, either through machining or use, as in fitting a bearing to its shaft
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(preposition) to make or become settled and able to work efficiently in harmony
Example Sentences
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"I had a bed in the back, was cooking on the roadside and parking up in McDonald's car parks," he told BBC Sport in 2023.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Rolling off the bed in a silicon sleep cocoon, Grace gradually evolves from a wriggling larval stage into a fully upright, walking and talking smarty-pants.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
You may end up needing to spend down all of your mom’s assets and eventually apply for Medicaid to cover a bed in a memory-care facility.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
Tun drives up to nine hours a day from state to state, often sleeping in a fold-up bed in the back of his van.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
She was the youngest, not yet six in a class of seven-year-olds, but she flawlessly read cat, pan, bed in an accent that was like Olanna’s.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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