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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bide /baɪd/USA pronunciation v. [no object], bid•ed or bode/boʊd/USA pronunciation bid•ed, bid•ing. - to wait;
remain:We bided at home during the winter.
Idioms- Idiomsbide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:bided his time, planning revenge.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bide (bīd),USA pronunciation v., bid•ed or bode;
bid•ed or (Archaic) bid;
bid•ing. v.t. - [Archaic.]to endure;
bear. - [Obs.]to encounter.
v.i. - to dwell;
abide;
wait;
remain. - Idioms bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:He wanted to ask for a raise, but bided his time.
- Indo-European *bheidh-; the meaning apparently developed: have trust endure wait abide remain
- bef. 900; Middle English biden, Old English bīdan; cognate with Old Frisian bīdia, Old Saxon bīdan, Old High German bītan, Old Norse bītha, Gothic beidan, Latin fīdere, Greek peíthesthai to trust, rely
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stay, linger, tarry.
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