bide

bide
verb (bode or bided; bided; biding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bīdan; akin to Old High German bītan to wait, Latin fidere to trust, Greek peithesthai to believe Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. past usually bided to wait for — used chiefly in the phrase bide one's time 2. archaic withstand <
two men…might bide the winter storm — W. C. Bryant
>
3. chiefly dialect to put up with ; tolerate intransitive verb 1. to continue in a state or condition 2. to wait awhile ; tarry 3. to continue in a place ; sojournbider noun

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  • bide — bide …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • bide — [ bid ] n. m. • 1882; de bidon ♦ Fam. 1 ♦ Ventre. « Qu est ce qu il tient comme bide ! » (Colette). 2 ♦ (1958) Échec complet (d abord au théâtre puis, par ext., dans un domaine quelconque). ⇒ fiasco, flop, four. La pièce a fait un bide. « Cinq… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Bide — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bidé — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un inodoro (izquierda) y un bidé (derecha) Un bidé o bidet (del francés «bidet», caballito, en alusión a la postura que se emplea durante su uso) es un recipiente bajo con agua corriente y desagüe, generalmente… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bide — Bide, v. t. 1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo. [1913 Webster] Poor naked wretches, wheresoe er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To wait for; as, I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bide — bide; car·bide; pheo·phor·bide; phor·bide; …   English syllables

  • Bide — Bide, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biding}.] [OE. biden, AS. b[=i]dan; akin to OHG. b[=i]tan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b[=i]??; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. See {Bid}, v. t., and cf. {Abide}.] 1. To dwell; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bide — [baıd] v [: Old English; Origin: bidan] 1.) bide your time to wait until the right moment to do something ▪ They are stronger than us and can afford to bide their time. 2.) [i]old use to wait or stay somewhere, often for a long time = ↑abide …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bide — ► VERB archaic or dialect ▪ remain or stay in a place. ● bide one s time Cf. ↑bide one s time ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • bìdē — (bidê) m 〈G bidèa, N mn bidèi, G bidéā〉 kadica (školjka) s tekućom vodom za pranje intimnih dijelova tijela ✧ {{001f}}fr …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • bide — [ baıd ] verb intransitive an old word meaning to stay in a place bide your time to wait in a patient way for an opportunity to do something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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