1
: of, relating to, or conducted at the bedside
a bedside diagnosis
2
: suitable for reading in bed
a bedside book
Examples of bedside in a Sentence
Noun
She sat at his bedside until the fever broke.
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Hector Amezcua, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
The Delf collection, a partnership between Danny Kaplan Studio and Patti’s art practice, Lesser Miracle, comprises a bed, an armchair and two bedside tables.
—Chris Schalkx Coco Romack Jinnie Lee Jamie Sims Zoe Ruffner Roxanne Fequiere, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023
This obviously changed the relationship between the bedside providers and hospital leadership.
—Time, 10 Jan. 2023
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Noun
Animal handlers with SeaWorld brought cuddly cuteness — with some exceptions — to young patients at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento on Thursday, with bedside visits from a kangaroo, a sloth, an alligator and more.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
The Delf collection, a partnership between Danny Kaplan Studio and Patti’s art practice, Lesser Miracle, comprises a bed, an armchair and two bedside tables.
—Chris Schalkx Coco Romack Jinnie Lee Jamie Sims Zoe Ruffner Roxanne Fequiere, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Adjective
Keep bedside necessities nearby and out of sight with a chest that has multiple drawers, like this 12-drawer one in a home designed by Les Ensembliers.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023
This obviously changed the relationship between the bedside providers and hospital leadership.
—Time, 10 Jan. 2023
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“Bedside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedside. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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bedside
1 of 2 noun
bed·side
ˈbed-ˌsīd 
: a place beside a bed especially of a bedridden person
bedside
2 of 2 adjective1
: of, relating to, or conducted at the bedside of a bedridden patient
a bedside diagnosis
2
: suitable for a bedridden person
bedside reading
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