bide

bide

 (bīd)

v. bid·ed or bode (bōd), 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.

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[Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bide

(baɪd)

vb, bides, biding, bided, bode or bided

1. (intr) archaic or dialect to continue in a certain place or state; stay

2. (intr) archaic or dialect to live; dwell

3. (tr) archaic or dialect to tolerate; endure

4. bide a wee Scot to stay a little

5. bide by Scot to abide by

6. bide one's time to wait patiently for an opportunity

Often shortened to: byde (Scot)

[Old English bīdan; related to Old Norse bītha to wait, Gothic beidan, Old High German bītan]

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bide

(baɪd)

v. bid•ed or bode, bid•ed, bid•ing. v.i.

1. to wait; remain.

v.t.

2. Archaic. to endure; bear.

Idioms:

bide one's time, to wait for an opportunity.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English bīdan]

bid′er, n.

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bide

Past participle: bided
Gerund: biding

Imperative

bide

bide

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

bide - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" abide, stay archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" outstay, overstay - stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" stay on, remain, stay, continue - continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

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bide

verb

1. To continue to be in a place:

abide, linger, remain, stay, tarry, wait.

Informal: stick around.

Idiom: stay put.

2. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave:

abide, linger, pause, stay, tarry, wait.

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Translations

يَنْتَظِرُ فُرْصَةُ ملائِمه

vyčkávat

forholde sig afventendevente på

abwarten

bíîa, òreyja

aspettare

laukti

gaidīt izdevīgu brīdinogaidīt

se tida an

vyčkať

fırsatını kollamakuygun zamanını beklemek

等待时机

bide

[baɪd] VT to bide one's time → esperar la hora propicia

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bide

[ˈbaɪd] vt
to bide one's time → attendre son heure

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bide

vt to bide one’s time → den rechten Augenblick abwarten or abpassen; to bide awhile (old) → verweilen (geh)

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bide

[baɪd] vt to bide one's time → aspettare il momento giusto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bide

(baid) : bide one's time

to wait for a good opportunity. I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake. afwag يَنْتَظِرُ فُرْصَةُ ملائِمه чакам esperar a oportunidade vyčkávat (příležitost) abwarten vente på; forholde sig afventende περιμένω την κατάλληλη ευκαιρία esperar el momento oportuno sobivat juhust ootama منتظر فرصت بودن odottaa tilaisuutta attendre לְחַכּוֹת לִשְעַת כוֹשֶר प्रतीक्षा करना čekati povoljnu priliku kivárja az alkalmas pillanatot menunggu kesempatan bíða, þreyja attendere il momento opportuno 好機を待つ 때를 기다리다 laukti (tinkamos progos) nogaidīt; gaidīt izdevīgu brīdi menunggu masa sahaja afwachtenvente på, se tida an czekać na stosowną chwilę esperar a oportunidade a aştepta (momentul potri­vit) ожидать подходящего момента vyčkať čakati (na priložnost) čekati bida, bida sin tid คอยโอกาส uygun zamanını beklemek, fırsatını kollamak 等待時機 чекати сприятливої нагоди انتظار کرنا chờ cơ hội tốt 等待时机

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