No. 919 in Dutch
bed
A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting.
In a sentence
Ik ga naar bed.
I am going to bed.
In this sentence, 'bed' is used to mean the furniture piece that one sleeps on.
Het bed van bloemen in de tuin is prachtig.
The bed of flowers in the garden is beautiful.
Here, 'bed' is metaphorically describing an area where flowers are planted.
Door de droogte lag de rivierbedding helemaal droog.
Due to the drought, the riverbed was completely dry.
In this context, 'bed' refers to the bottom area of a river, emphasizing geographical terminology.
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