bide
[ bahyd ]
/ baɪd /
verb (used with object), bid·ed or bode; bid·ed or (Archaic) bid; bid·ing.
Archaic.
to endure; bear.
Obsolete.
to encounter.
verb (used without object), bid·ed or bode; bid·ed or (Archaic) bid; bid·ing.
to dwell; abide; wait; remain.
Idioms for bide
bide one's time,
to wait for a favorable opportunity: He wanted to ask for a raise, but bided his time.
Origin of bide
before 900; Middle English
biden, Old English
bīdan; cognate with Old Frisian
bīdia, Old Saxon
bīdan, Old High German
bītan, Old Norse
bītha, Gothic
beidan, Latin
fīdere, Greek
peíthesthai to trust, rely < Indo-European
*bheidh-; the meaning apparently developed: have trust > endure > wait >
abide > remain
OTHER WORDS FROM bide
bid·er, nounWords nearby bide
bidding,
bidding prayer,
biddle,
biddy,
biddy-biddy,
bide,
bide one's time,
bidentate,
bidenticulate,
bidet,
bidi
Example sentences from the Web for bide
British Dictionary definitions for bide
bide
/ (baɪd) /
verb bides, biding, bided, bode or bided
(intr) archaic, or dialect
to continue in a certain place or state; stay
(intr) archaic, or dialect
to live; dwell
(tr) archaic, or dialect
to tolerate; endure
bide a wee Scot
to stay a little
bide by Scot
to abide by
bide one's time
to wait patiently for an opportunity
Often shortened to:
(Scot)
byde
Word Origin for bide
Old English
bīdan; related to Old Norse
bītha to wait, Gothic
beidan, Old High German
bītan