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bide
(bīd)v. bid·ed or bode (bōd), bid·ed, bid·ing, bides
v.intr.
1. To remain in a condition or state.
2.
a. To wait; tarry.
b. To stay: bide at home.
c. To be left; remain.
v.tr.
Idiom: past tense bided To await; wait for.
bide (one's) time
To wait for further developments.
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bide
(baɪd)vb, bides, biding, bided, bode or bided
Often shortened to: byde (Scot)1. (intr) archaic or dialect to continue in a certain place or state; stay
2. (intr) archaic or dialect to live; dwell
3. (tr) archaic or dialect to tolerate; endure
4. bide a wee Scot to stay a little
5. bide by Scot to abide by
6. bide one's time to wait patiently for an opportunity
[Old English bīdan; related to Old Norse bītha to wait, Gothic beidan, Old High German bītan]
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bide
(baɪd)v. bid•ed or bode, bid•ed, bid•ing. v.i.
1. to wait; remain.
v.t. 2. Archaic. to endure; bear.
Idioms: bide one's time, to wait for an opportunity.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English bīdan]
bid′er, n.
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bide
Past participle: bided
Gerund: biding
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| Verb | 1. |  bide - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" |
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bide
verb1. To continue to be in a place:
Informal: stick around.
Idiom: stay put.
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Translations
يَنْتَظِرُ فُرْصَةُ ملائِمه
vyčkávat
forholde sig afventendevente på
bíîa, òreyja
laukti
gaidīt izdevīgu brīdinogaidīt
vyčkať
fırsatını kollamakuygun zamanını beklemek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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bide
vt to bide one’s time → den rechten Augenblick abwarten or abpassen; to bide awhile (old) → verweilen (geh)
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bide
(baid) : bide one's time to wait for a good opportunity. I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.
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