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bedside

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈbɛdˌsaɪd// UK //bˈɛdsaɪd// bed·side

n. the space right next to a bed. You use it to describe where you keep things like a lamp or a book.

n. the area immediately adjacent to a bed, typically used for placing small items or furniture.


SIMPLE

She put her phone on the bedside table.

CONTEXTUAL

The nurse checked the patient's vitals from the bedside monitor before leaving the room.

COMPLEX

In the quiet hours of the night, the only light came from the small lamp on the bedside table, casting long shadows across the floor.

Origin

From Middle English bedsyde, bedde syde (also as beddes side, beddes syde), equivalent to bed + -side. Compare German Bettseite (“bedside”).

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