seek one's virtuous couch
seek one's virtuous couch verb: to go to bed: to lie down to sleep.
Verb
seek one's virtuous couch (third-person singular simple present seeks one's virtuous couch, present participle seeking one's virtuous couch, simple past and past participle sought one's virtuous couch)
- To go to bed: to lie down to sleep.
- "If he does not love her," I murmured to myself, as I sought my virtuous couch, "she must love him[…]."c. 1891, Fergus Hume, chapter 13, in When I Lived in Bohemia
- After a while Dorla went out. She said she had to go home and let Ted know she was seeking her virtuous couch.1956, Erle Stanley Gardner, chapter 14, in The Case of the Lucky Loser
Forms of seek one's virtuous couch
| third-person singular present | seeks one's virtuous couch |
|---|---|
| present participle | seeking one's virtuous couch |
| past participle | sought one's virtuous couch |
| past | sought one's virtuous couch |
Questions about seek one's virtuous couch
- What does seek one's virtuous couch mean?
- Seek one's virtuous couch means to go to bed: to lie down to sleep.
- What part of speech is seek one's virtuous couch?
- Seek one's virtuous couch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of seek one's virtuous couch?
- The past tense of seek one's virtuous couch is sought one's virtuous couch.
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