Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To remain in a condition or state.
- v. To wait; tarry.
- v. To stay: bide at home.
- v. To be left; remain.
- v. To await; wait for.
- idiom. bide (one's) time To wait for further developments.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To remain in expectation; wait.
- To be or remain in a place or state; wait.
- To dwell; reside.
- To wait for; await.
- To endure; suffer; bear.
Wiktionary
- v. To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- v. To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
- v. To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
- v. To wait for; to await.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
- v. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.
- v. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
- v. To wait for. See Abide.
WordNet 3.0
- v. dwell.
Etymologies
- Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
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“And I think along with the other permanent members, it's relative content to let this long process of negotiation play out and just kind of bide its time otherwise.”
“Meaning that a person will "bide" or stay only so long as he can get anything, or serve his own purpose.”
“If you're merely in the mood for a harmless but intelligent and thoughtful family cartoon to bide the time between Pixar and DreamWorks epics, it is as perfect a choice as can be imagined.”
“As fans wait patiently for the movie to release on June 30, 2010, they can bide their time by visiting the official website for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”
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“Bide a wee, Tommy,' I says to myself; 'bide a wee.”
“Bide a wee, bide a wee," he protested, when collared by the pocket-miner.”
“And bide I did, till the dance was ripe to break up, and Chief George had brought a paddle all ready for me.”
“He was an easy-going man and had learned to bide his time.”
“You bide your time and wait for your child to be delivered into your care, when you hope you can go home and work on becoming a family.”
Lists
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Olde Englisc
English words of Anglo-Saxon origin.
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chained_bear The Dude abides. Sep 25, 2008
bilby Scots - remain. Aug 2, 2008