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Meanings of bedridden in English

Confined to bed (by illness)

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Usage of bedridden in English
1
I said the father was a penniless pauper; he died lingeringly bedridden.
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 08
2
On the day of the ordeal only the bedridden remained at home.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
3
Dad had been bedridden for months and was in a nursing home.
The Guardian
4
Even bedridden, the patriarch dominates the space by means of an intercom.
The Guardian
5
She's normally bedridden, but as you can see, she's very strongly moved.
The Lives of Christopher Chant
6
After the summer he hardly left his room, and was mostly bedridden.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
7
The bedridden resident was malformed, stretched out of shape in the middle.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
8
We have experimented with bedridden men-men who were able to sit up.
My Life and Work
9
I then visited Mrs Arnett, a very earnest churchwoman, but permanently bedridden.
The Club of Queer Trades
10
Aside from the phobics there are the old, kids, bedridden, hospital patients-
The Long Earth
11
At present, she is bedridden and shows no recognition of friends and family.
Table for five
12
Gabor's spokesman said the actress had been bedridden for the past few months.
Reuters
13
This interested the whole town in both the cripple and his bedridden instructor.
After a Shadow and Other Stories
14
Surgery was deemed successful but he remained bedridden after returning home.
Reuters
15
No, she actually stayed in her room all the time-she'sbedridden.
Death of a Red Heroine
16
Nathan had vomited for three days and was bedridden for two weeks afterward.
Strange Sweet Song
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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