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Biding

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bide  (bd)
v. bid·ed or bode (bd), bid·ed, bid·ing, bides
v.intr.
1. To remain in a condition or state.
2.
a. To wait; tarry.
b. To stay: bide at home.
c. To be left; remain.
v.tr.
past tense bided To await; wait for.
Idiom:
bide (one's) time
To wait for further developments.
[Middle English biden, from Old English bdan; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]


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