bide (redirected from bided)

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 [baɪd]

vb bides, biding, bided, bode 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

bide a wee Scot to stay a little

bide by Scot to abide by

bide one's time to wait patiently for an opportunity Also (Scot) byde

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

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 la hora propicia

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

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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

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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 odottaa tilaisuutta 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 때를 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