bide

[US]/baɪd/
[UK]/baɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. wait, stay
vt. wait for, endure
Word Forms
Present Participlebiding
Past Participlebided
Third Person Singularbides
Past Tensebided

Phrases & Collocations

bide one's time

bide farewell

bide in silence

bide with patience

Example Sentences

Bide yet a little.

Bide here for a while.

Bide still until you feel better.

how long must I bide here to wait for the answer?.

We’ll have to bide our time until the rain stops.

Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge.

she patiently bided her time before making an escape bid.

Their ready answer suggested that they had long bided that.

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