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- Dictionarybide/bʌɪd/
verb
- 1. remain or stay somewhere: archaic, dialect "how long must I bide here to wait for the answer?"
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BIDE definition: 1. to wait calmly for a good opportunity to do something: 2. to wait calmly for a good opportunity…. Learn more.
The meaning of BIDE is to wait for —used chiefly in the phrase bide one's time. How to use bide in a sentence.
verb. archaic. intr to continue in a certain place or state; stay. archaic. intr to live; dwell. archaic. tr to tolerate; endure. bide a wee. to stay a little. bide by. to abide by. bide one's time. to wait patiently for an opportunity. Discover More. Other Words From. bid er noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of bide 1.
Definition of bide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you bide, you remain somewhere. You'd be wise to bide a while inside and wait for the rain to stop before you leave! The verb bide is extremely old-fashioned, but you may be familiar with it from expressions like "bide your time" and businesses named "Bide-a-Wee."
to wait calmly for a good opportunity to do something: She was biding her time until she could get her revenge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tolerating and enduring. bear with someone. bearable. bearably. come to terms with something idiom. endurable. resign yourself to something. resignedly. ride something out. rough.
bide in British English. (baɪd ) verb Word forms: bides, biding, bided or bode, bided. 1. (intransitive) archaic or dialect. to continue in a certain place or state; stay. 2. (intransitive) archaic or dialect. to live; dwell. 3. (transitive) archaic or dialect. to tolerate; endure.
bide. ( baɪd) vb, bides, biding, bided, bode or bided. 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.
From Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan (“to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for, await, expect; endure, experience, find; attain, obtain; own”), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, persuade, compel, trust”).
bide meaning, definition, what is bide: to wait or stay somewhere, often for a l...: Learn more.
