abed

• Adverbe vieilli ou littéraire signifiant « au lit » ou « couché dans son lit », utilisé pour décrire l'état de repos ou de sommeil.

An archaic adverb meaning 'in bed' or 'lying in bed.' It was used in older English literature to describe someone being in a state of rest or sleep in bed.

1. C2formalbritish

   Lying or resting in bed; not yet up.

   Au lit

   • He was still abed when the postman arrived.
   • She lay abed, listening to the rain.
   • The children were abed by eight o'clock.