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bide
[ bahyd ]
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to endure; bear.
- Obsolete. to encounter.
verb (used without object)
- to dwell; abide; wait; remain.
Synonyms: , ,
bide
/ ɪ /
verb
- archaic.intr to continue in a certain place or state; stay
- archaic.intr to live; dwell
- archaic.tr to tolerate; endure
- bide a weeto stay a little
- bide byto abide by
- bide one's timeto wait patiently for an opportunity
Other 51Թ Forms
- İ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bide1
Idioms and Phrases
- bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
He wanted to ask for a raise, but bided his time.
Example Sentences
So, it was a strange feeling to be around Barn 35 at Churchill Downs where Journalism, the 3-1 morning line favorite, was biding his time in preparation for Saturday’s 151st Run for the Roses.
The Australian bided his time for a few laps, inching closer to the back of the Red Bull, before pulling off a clinical pass into Turn 14 on lap 14.
All the while Vladimir Putin sat back and enjoyed the show, biding his time.
Joshua, like many of his rivals, is biding his time.
Having swapped Buenos Aires for Madrid as a 16-year-old, leaving River Plate to join Atletico's youth ranks, the 22-year-old has had to bide his time for a chance in his father's side.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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