How to Pronounce "send to bed"
expression
ˈsɛnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈbɛd
SEND tuh BED
sˈɛnd/ /tˈuː/ /bˈɛd
SEND too BED
Definition
To tell or order someone, usually a child, that it is time to go to bed and sleep.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɛnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈbɛd
British English
sˈɛnd/ /tˈuː/ /bˈɛd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SEND tuh BED
UK
SEND too BED
Listen in Context
If you don't behave, I will send you to bed early.
Her mother always sends her to bed at 9 o'clock.
Tom was sent to bed without dessert.
She hates being sent to bed while the adults are still awake.