bide

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.

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

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bide

Verb

[biding, bided] or bode, bided

1. Archaic or dialect to remain

2. bide one's time to wait patiently for an opportunity [Old English bīdan]

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"

Translations

bide [baɪd] vt to bide one's time → esperar el momento adecuado

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

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bide [baɪd] vt to bide one's time → den rechten Augenblick abwarten

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

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bide [baid]

to wait for a good opportunity I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake. afwag يَنْتَظِرُ فُرْصَةُ ملائِمه чакам vyčkávat (příležitost) vente på; forholde sig afventende abwarten περιμένω την κατάλληλη ευκαιρία esperar el momento oportuno sobivat juhust ootama منتظر فرصت بودن odotella attendre (le bon moment) 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 기회를 기다리다 laukti (tinkamos progos) nogaidīt; gaidīt izdevīgu brīdi menunggu masa sahaja afwachten vente 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