How to Pronounce "abed"
word
əˈbɛd
uh-BED
ɐbˈɛd
uh-BED
Definition
To be in bed, usually lying down. This word is now mostly old-fashioned and rarely used in modern speech.
IPA Transcription
American English
əˈbɛd
British English
ɐbˈɛd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-BED
UK
uh-BED
Listen in Context
He is abed because he is sick.
At midnight, everyone was abed.
Children must be abed before ten o'clock.
By the time I arrived, my parents were already abed.