Etymology : Middle English, from Old English bIdan; akin to Old High German bItan to wait, Latin fidere to trust, Greek peithesthai to believe
Pronunciation : 'bId
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. wait. bide\bide\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. bided; p. pr. & vb. n. biding.] [oe. biden, as. bīdan; akin to ohg. bītan, goth. beidan, icel. bī ; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. see:
bid, v. t., and cf. abide.].
2. to dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay. all knees to thee shall bow of them that bide in heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.
3. to remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.bide \bide\, v. t.
4. to encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo. poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, that bide the pelting of this pitiless storm.
5. to wait for; as, i bide my time. see:
abide.bide dwell (archaic); "you can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: abide, stay].
6. bidet.
7. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
8. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.
9. To encounter; to remain firm under ; to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
10. To wait for; as, I bide my time.
11. See Abide. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young".
12. bidet. bidet.
13. bidet.
14. If you bide your time, you wait for a good opportunity before doing something. He was content to bide his time patiently, waiting for the opportunity to approach her.