What part of speech is bide?

Bide can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. bide is a verb, present, 1st person singular of bide (infinitive).
  • 2. bide is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does bide mean?

Definitions

Verb

bide - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Examples of bide

#   Sentence  
1. verb I decided to bide my time and wait for the argument to finish.
2. verb We just need to bide our time.
3. verb We need to bide our time.
4. verb And in the cloud unseen, / wrapt in its hollow covering, they abide / and note what fortune did their friends betide, / and whence they come, and why for grace they sue, / and on what shore they left the fleet to bide, / for chosen captains came from every crew, / and towards the sacred fane with clamorous cries they drew.
Sentence  
verb
I decided to bide my time and wait for the argument to finish.
We just need to bide our time.
We need to bide our time.
And in the cloud unseen, / wrapt in its hollow covering, they abide / and note what fortune did their friends betide, / and whence they come, and why for grace they sue, / and on what shore they left the fleet to bide, / for chosen captains came from every crew, / and towards the sacred fane with clamorous cries they drew.

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