make the bed

English

Two Women Making the Bed (Toulouse-Lautrec, 1891)

Pronunciation

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Verb

make the bed (third-person singular simple present makes the bed, present participle making the bed, simple past and past participle made the bed)

  1. To arrange the sheets, blankets, or other coverings of a bed smoothly and neatly, with the corners tucked under the mattress.
    Synonym: spread the bed (Southern US)
    You're old enough to make your own bed now.

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