Definitions for BIDE
baɪdbide

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bide, abide, stayverb

   dwell

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bideverb

   To bear; to endure; to tolerate.

2. bideverb

   To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.

3. bideverb

   To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.

4. bideverb

   To wait for; to await.

5. Etymology: From bidan, from bīdanan, from bʰeydʰ-/. Latinate cognates (via PIE) include faith and fidelity.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To BIDEverb

   To endure; to suffer.

   Etymology: bidan, Sax.

   Poor naked wretches, wheresoe’er you are,
   That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   The wary Dutch this gathering storm foresaw,
   And durst not bide it on the English coast. John Dryden, Ann. Mir.

2. To Bideverb

   1. To dwell; to live; to inhabit.

   All knees to thee shall bow, of them that bide
   In heav’n, or earth, or under earth in hell. Par. Lost, b. iii.

   2. To remain in a place.

   Safe in a ditch he bides,
   With twenty trenched gashes on his head;
   The least a death to nature. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   3. To continue in a state.

   And they also, if they bide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in. Romans, xi. 23.

   4. It has probably all the significations of the word abide; which see: but it being grown somewhat obsolete, the examples of its various meanings are not easily found.

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1. bide

   To bide generally means to wait patiently for a suitable opportunity or for a specific event to happen. It can also mean to endure or tolerate a particular situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bideverb

   to dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay

2. Bideverb

   to remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be

3. Bideverb

   to encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo

4. Bideverb

   to wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bide

   bīd, v.t. and v.i. same as Abide, to wait for.—n. Bid′ing (Shak.), residence, habitation. [A.S. bídan; Goth. beidan.]

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1. BIDE

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1. • Remain

Anagrams for BIDE »

1. debi

2. dieb

3. beid

How to pronounce BIDE?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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How to say BIDE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BIDE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BIDE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of BIDE in a Sentence

1. Kuan-Tzu:

   Throw open the gates, set self aside, bide in silence and the radiance of spirit shall come in and make its home.

2. Lauren Cohan:

   So we’re going to bide our time, wait for our moment… and then we’re going to show him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BIDE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bide
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BIDE
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BIDE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BIDE