bedside

[US]/'bedsaɪd/
[UK]/'bɛd'saɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. beside the bed; adj. related to the patient; clinical.

Phrases & Collocations

bedside table

bedside lamp

bedside clock

bedside rug

bedside cabinet

Example Sentences

a physician's bedside conversation with a patient.

to watch at the bedside of a sick child

a music stand; a bedside stand.

a doctor’s bedside manner

he was summoned to the bedside of a dying man.

She tiptoed to the bedside of the sleeping child.

he straightened up , using the bedside table for support.

"The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone."

He’s a good doctor with a sympathetic bedside manner.

he reached over and turned off his bedside light.

I always keep a drink of water by my bedside in case I am thirsty in the middle of the night.

She sat at her father’s bedside when I entered the room.

He raised himself on one elbow and looked at the bedside clock.

The room was dimly illuminated by the soft glow of his bedside lamp.

He is afraid of waking up late, so he always has an alarm on his bedside table.

Her strength was ebbing fast, so her children were called to her bedside.

Real-world Examples

At last she went to the baby's bedside.

Source: Returning Home

The baby Zephany Nurse was snatched from her mother's hospital bedside.

Source: BBC Listening August 2016 Collection

Just let me do my job, huh? We'll post an officer at the junkie's bedside.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

Things like your bedside alarm, radio, toaster, kettle.

Source: 6 Minute English

Robin dropped everything and rushed to his bedside.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

As nurses leave hospital bedsides and emergency rooms for less stressful work, many carry their guilt with them.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

He was caught to her bedside for the final moments.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

There are two bedside tables, and there are three windows.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

So Kindle, I always have at my bedside.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

" He is not leaving until he sings to his sister! " Karen tows Michael to his sister's bedside.

Source: Love resides in my heart.

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