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Definition of bedside noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bedside

noun
 
/ˈbedsaɪd/
 
/ˈbedsaɪd/
[usually singular]
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  1. the area next to a bed
    • His mother has been at his bedside throughout his illness.
    • a bedside lamp
    • The family are keeping a bedside vigil on her until she regains consciousness.
    • I like to keep a glass of water by my bedside.
    • The doctor was summoned to his bedside.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bedside
    • be called to
    • be summoned to
    • stay at
    bedside + noun
    • cabinet
    • lamp
    • light
    preposition
    • at somebody’s/​the bedside
    • by somebody’s/​the bedside
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