bed rest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bed rest]
- /bɛd rɛst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bed rest]
- /bɛd rɛst/

Definitions of bed rest words

noun bed rest a period of resting in bed 3
noun bed rest a prolonged rest in bed, as in the treatment of an illness. 1
noun bed rest a device used to support a person sitting up in bed. 1
noun bed rest patient: confinement to bed 1
noun bed rest Alternative form of bedrest. 0

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Origin of bed rest

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Bed rest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bed rest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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