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My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.
Beverly Sills

Meaning of "put to bed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUT TO BED

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WHAT DOES PUT TO BED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of put to bed in the English dictionary

The definition of put to bed in the dictionary is to finalize work on so that it is ready to go to press. Other definition of put to bed is to lock up the type forme of in the press before printing.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUT TO BED

put the fear of God into
put the finger on
put the frighteners on
put the hard word on
put the kibosh on
put the lid on
put the mockers on
put the moz on
put the nips in
put the question
put the record straight
put the wind up
put their heads together
put through
put to death
put to flight
put to sea
put to shame
put to the torch
put two and two together

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUT TO BED

bunk bed
camp bed
day bed
divan bed
double bed
feather bed
fluidized bed
go to bed
hospital bed
king-size bed
marriage bed
ocean bed
queen-size bed
queen-sized bed
river bed
single bed
sofa bed
take to one´s bed
to be brought to bed
twin bed

Synonyms and antonyms of put to bed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «put to bed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUT TO BED

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The translations of put to bed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «put to bed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上床睡觉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poner a la cama
570 millions of speakers

English

put to bed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिस्तर पर डाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع للنوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уложить в постель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colocar a cama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিছানা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre au lit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Letakkan katil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ins Bett
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベッドに置く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침대 에 넣어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sijine ing amben
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đặt vào giường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படுக்கையில் போடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेड वर ठेवले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatağa koy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

messo a letto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

położyć się do łóżka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

укласти в ліжко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune la pat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεθεί στο κρεβάτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sit in die bed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gå till sängs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lagt til sengs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of put to bed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT TO BED»

The term «put to bed» is very widely used and occupies the 19.144 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT TO BED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about put to bed

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QUOTES WITH «PUT TO BED»

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Beverly Sills
My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT TO BED»

Discover the use of put to bed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to put to bed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Put to bed (1) Completely finish. (2) Solve a troublesome problem.* Put to sleep Kill an animal that is too badly injured to be nursed back to health.* Put to the sword Kill * Put two and two together Draw the correct inference from the available ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Young Children: ...
When you child cries after being put to bed and during the night, do not respond. Gradual Ignoring 1 . Put your child to bed following his/her bedtime routine. 2. If your child cries after being put to bed or during the night, immediately check on ...
Gretchen A. Gimpel, Gretchen Gimpel Peacock, Melissa L. Holland, 2003
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The Mighty Toddler
Toddlers should never be put to bed in oversize cotton garments (t-shirts and nighties), as these garments catch fire easily and are a leading cause of serious burns in children. Buy sleepwear that is snug-fitting and, if you can find it, labelled  ...
Robin Barker, 2007
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The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, ...
... about the breadth ot three finger?, but did not observe any thing about the neck , further than that there was a great swelling over his whole body : That from the rime the decealrd was put to bed the evening of his death, no person went near ...
‎1767
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Dictionary of Proverbs
Toputtobedwithashovel = Tobury.1859: in Farmer, Musa Pedestris, 160, With shovels they were put to bed. 1910: Devmish. Assoc. Tram., xlii 68, She callously replied, 'Oh, he's no giide, 'tis taime he were put to bed wi' a shovel.' 11. To put two ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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The Scots Magazine
That, soon after that, the deceased desired to be put to bed, having, soon after eating his (upper, purged, and imagined he had pasted the very food he had newly eaten : That the bed was made, a pair of blankets was warmed and put into it, ...
James Boswell, 1766
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Enhancing the Quality of Life in Advanced Dementia
After the light exposure, he was moved to a dark, quiet area to relax for 30 to 60 minutes before being put to bed, where he slept without incident until he awoke late the following morning. Additionally, with the initiation of light therapy, the dose ...
Ladislav Volicer, Lisa Bloom-Charette, 1999
8
Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
... tire '• +9 business is slow rtiW ' A£C0<P : 4£ • -r-^A her long hair hung down her back XC<t7i •' imported thread hCX'i'^ astanna to cause to sleep, put to bed, cause to lie down, to let sleep, cause to take to bed; to brush down the hair P*l/A+ ?
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
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Koasati Dictionary
3 abahlin (obsolete), ombahlin (obsolete), to put on socks v stonahaHin. put on lipstick to put on lipstick v ilico:hommaxin. put something through a hole to put something through a hole v stjhokbin. put to bed to put to bed with someone (SG  ...
Geoffrey D. Kimball, Bel Abbey, 1994
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Appears to have a cold; put to bed. 4 p.m. Prescribed for and retained. W. B. S. 28 li Matthew B. 12 Pain from rupture. To sit in the waiting-room till the surgemi comes. I J p.m. Has rupture, but has a truss ; he is imposing ; sent back. W. B. Stott.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1845

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUT TO BED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term put to bed is used in the context of the following news items.
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My Top 100 has been put to bed, and so have I
Putting together the list, as I've done for the past 20 years, is a continuous challenge. In San Francisco and the Bay Area we're blessed with more great ... «SFGate, May 15»
2
High time deal was put to bed
A DIVAN bed bought in a discount voucher deal turned into a terrible jam for the customer who was left with only half of what he paid a total of £175 for. «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
3
6 Sleep Myths To Finally Put To Bed
If you slept poorly last night, go to bed early tonight and you'll probably make up for the sleep you lost. But you can't make up for the zzzs you lose over a long ... «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
4
So that's why your toddler might not be sleeping: Many parents put
But if children with later melatonin rise times were put to bed at that time, they took longer to go to sleep and were more likely to get up again or behave badly. «Daily Mail, Dec 13»
5
Alzheimer's patient 'put to bed in wrong house' after hospital blunder
A hospital patient suffering from dementia was taken to a stranger's house by an ambulance crew – who promptly put her to bed. Lilian Taylor was driven to her ... «Metro, Oct 13»
6
Chastleton House 'put to bed' for winter
House steward, Sebastian Conway, 29, said: “One half of the house has already been put to bed, while the other half will be decorated in the style of a Victorian ... «Oxford Mail, Nov 12»
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Tucked up too tight: Being put to bed by Obama is an obeisance too …
Not a good few days for our PM. First he displayed filial devotion to 'Barack' by letting the President put him to bed. That's what parents do for their children - and ... «Daily Mail, Mar 12»

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