'Bide' definitions:
Definition of 'bide'
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Definition of 'Bide'
From: GCIDE
- Bide \Bide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.] [OE. biden, AS. b[imac]dan; akin to OHG. b[imac]tan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b[imac]??; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. See Bid, v. t., and cf. Abide.]
- 1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay. [1913 Webster]
- All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bide'
From: GCIDE
- 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 bide my time. See Abide. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bide'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide,
- abide with,
- await,
- bear,
- bear with,
- bide the issue,
- brave,
- brook,
- carry on,
- cease not,
- continue,
- continue to be,
- dally,
- dawdle,
- defeat time,
- defy time,
- delay,
- dig,
- dillydally,
- drag on,
- dwell,
- endure,
- exist,
- extend,
- go along,
- go on,
- hang about,
- hang around,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang out,
- hang tough,
- hold,
- hold everything,
- hold on,
- hold out,
- hold steady,
- hold your horses,
- jog on,
- keep,
- keep going,
- keep on,
- last,
- last long,
- last out,
- linger,
- live,
- live on,
- live through,
- loiter,
- lump,
- lump it,
- maintain,
- mark time,
- never cease,
- perdure,
- perennate,
- persevere,
- persist,
- prevail,
- put up with,
- remain,
- run,
- run on,
- sit tight,
- sit up,
- sit up for,
- slog on,
- stagger on,
- stand,
- stand for,
- stay,
- stay on,
- stay up,
- stay up for,
- stick,
- stick around,
- subsist,
- suffer,
- support,
- survive,
- sustain,
- sweat,
- sweat it out,
- sweat out,
- take time,
- take up with,
- tarry,
- tide over,
- tolerate,
- wait,
- wait a minute,
- wait and see,
- wait for,
- wait on,
- wait up for,
- watch,
- watch and wait,
- wear,
- wear well