Definition of bide Bide
/bajˈd/ - [bayd] - bide
We found 7 definitions of bide from 4 different sources.
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What does bide mean?
WordNet
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| bide - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" | ||
| abide, stay | ||
| stay on, remain, continue, stay be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war" | ||
| archaicism, archaism the use of an archaic expression | ||
| visit assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly" | ||
| overstay, outstay stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bide (v. t.)
To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay. - bide (v. t.)
To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be. - bide (v. t.)
To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo. - bide (v. t.)
To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bide
bīd, v.t. and v.i. same as Abide, to wait for.—n. Bid′ing (Shak.), residence, habitation. [A.S. bídan; Goth. beidan.]
Part of speech
🔤- bide, verb, present, 1st person singular of bide (infinitive).
- bide, verb (infinitive).
