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bide

[ bahyd ]

verb (used with object)

bided or bode; bided or (Archaic) bid; biding.
  1. Archaic. to endure; bear.
  2. Obsolete. to encounter.


verb (used without object)

bided or bode; bided or (Archaic) bid; biding.
  1. to dwell; abide; wait; remain.

    Synonyms: , ,

bide

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verb

  1. archaic.
    intr to continue in a certain place or state; stay
  2. archaic.
    intr to live; dwell
  3. archaic.
    tr to tolerate; endure
  4. bide a wee
    to stay a little
  5. bide by
    to abide by
  6. bide one's time
    to wait patiently for an opportunity
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú¾±»åİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bide1

before 900; Middle English biden, Old English ²úÄ«»å²¹²Ô; cognate with Old Frisian ²úÄ«»å¾±²¹, Old Saxon ²úÄ«»å²¹²Ô, Old High German ²úÄ«³Ù²¹²Ô, Old Norse ²úÄ«³Ù³ó²¹, Gothic beidan, Latin ´ÚÄ«»å±ð°ù±ð, Greek ±è±ðí³Ù³ó±ð²õ³Ù³ó²¹¾± to trust, rely < Indo-European *bheidh-; the meaning apparently developed: have trust > endure > wait > abide > remain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bide1

Old English ²úÄ«»å²¹²Ô ; related to Old Norse ²úÄ«³Ù³ó²¹ to wait, Gothic beidan , Old High German ²úÄ«³Ù²¹²Ô
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:

    He wanted to ask for a raise, but bided his time.

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Example Sentences

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The Australian bided his time for a few laps, inching closer to the back of the Red Bull, before pulling off a clinical pass into Turn 14 on lap 14.

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All the while Vladimir Putin sat back and enjoyed the show, biding his time.

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Joshua, like many of his rivals, is biding his time.

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Having swapped Buenos Aires for Madrid as a 16-year-old, leaving River Plate to join Atletico's youth ranks, the 22-year-old has had to bide his time for a chance in his father's side.

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Instead, Kenny says, Cee's been biding his time, "building a buzz" off the back of his hits until fans are "ready and gagging for the project, the album".

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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