1 C1 neutral
To transfer young plants or seedlings from a protected environment to outdoor garden beds.
"Once the risk of frost has passed, you can bed out your geraniums and petunias."
separable
bed out
C1 neutral separable transitive
To transfer young plants from a greenhouse or indoor setting into outdoor flower beds.
In plain English
To move young plants outside and put them in the garden.
What does "bed out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To move plants out of their containers and into garden beds.
Actually means
To move young plants outside and put them in the garden.
Usage tip
Horticultural term, mainly used in British English gardening contexts. Most common in spring when bedding plants (petunias, begonias, etc.) are ready for outdoor planting after the last frost.
Words that pair with "bed out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
seedlings bedding plants petunias marigolds geraniums annuals
How to conjugate "bed out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
bed out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
beds out
he/she/it
Past simple
beded out
yesterday
Past participle
beded out
have + pp
-ing form
beding out
continuous
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