Bide

Quick meaning: Bide is a verb meaning (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.

Meaning

(transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, archaic) To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand.
2. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
3. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
4. (transitive, archaic) To wait for; to await.

Example Sentences

It’s you, it’s you must go and I must bide.

And thither wending there that night they bode.

All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide / In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.

"Bide here," he says, "and birl the wine till I return. This is a ploy of my own on which no man follows me."

Word Forms

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Synonyms for bide

Depending on context, synonyms include live, stand by, await, abide, stay.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include abide, stay, endure, linger, await, dwell.

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