Bide

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To remain in a condition or state.
  • verb-intransitive. To wait; tarry.
  • verb-intransitive. To stay: bide at home.
  • verb-intransitive. To be left; remain.
  • v. To await; wait for.
  • idiom. bide (one's) time To wait for further developments.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. (chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
  • v. (archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
  • v. (archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
  • v. (archaic) To wait for; to await.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
  • verb-intransitive. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.
  • v. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
  • v. To wait for. See Abide.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To remain in expectation; wait.
  • To be or remain in a place or state; wait.
  • To dwell; reside.
  • To wait for; await.
  • To endure; suffer; bear.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. dwell
  • Verb Form
    bidden    bided    bides    biding    bode   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stay    remain    continue    stay on   
    Cross Reference
    offer    invite   
    Variant
    abide   
    Hyponym
    overstay    visit    outstay   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    remain    encounter    endure    suffer    undergo    offer    invitation    await    withstand   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Clyde    Eid    Hyde    Outside    Pride    Ride    Stateside    abide    allied    alongside