go to bed — sleep
collocationB1IELTS 4+neutralcore
to get into bed in order to sleep, usually at night.
Say it like a native
Textbook I shall retire to bed now.
Native I'm going to bed.
'Go to bed' is the everyday phrase; 'retire to bed' is dated/very formal.
Pattern: go to bed
In use
- I usually go to bed around eleven o’clock on weekdays.daily life
- If I have an early class, I try to go to bed before 10 p.m. so I feel rested the next day.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I go to the bed at 11.
✓ I go to bed at 11.
No 'the' — 'go to bed' is a fixed phrase (like 'go to school', 'go to work').
Common collocations
go to bed— early, late, at 11, straight
Don't confuse it
Do not confuse with 'go to sleep', which means actually falling asleep, not just getting into bed.