bide

(bīd)

v., bid·ed, or bode (bōd), bid·ed, bid·ing, bides.

v.intr.

1. To remain in a condition or state.
2. 1. To wait; tarry.
   2. To stay: bide at home.
   3. To be left; remain.

v.tr.
past tense, bided. To await; wait for.

idiom:

bide (one's) time

1. To wait for further developments.

[Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan.]

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verb

1. To continue to be in a place: abide, linger, remain, stay, tarry, wait. Informal stick around. Idioms: stay put. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave: abide, linger, pause, stay, tarry, wait. See continue/stop/pause.

v

Definition: wait
Antonyms: go, hurry, move

IN BRIEF: To wait, usually associated with time.

They decided to bide their time at the coffee shop.

Tutor's tip: "Bide" (wait) your time until they place their "bid" (an offer).

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See words rhyming with "bide."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - bie, vente
v. tr. - dvæle, forblive

idioms:

• bide one's time    vente på det rette øjeblik

Nederlands (Dutch)
blijven, afwachten

Français (French)
v. intr. - subsister, durer, se maintenir, demeurer, habiter
v. tr. - se réserver, attendre son heure ou le bon moment, attendre le moment d'agir

idioms:

• bide one's time    attendre son heure

Deutsch (German)
v. - bleiben

idioms:

• bide one's time    harren auf, warten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιμένω, αναμένω

idioms:

• bide one's time    περιμένω την ευκαιρία/την ώρα μου

Italiano (Italian)
aspettare

idioms:

• bide one's time    aspettare un'occasione migliore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - permanecer, suportar, esperar por

idioms:

• bide one's time    aguardar o momento certo

Русский (Russian)
оставаться, терпеть

idioms:

• bide one's time    тянуть время, выжидать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - estarse, quedarse
v. tr. - permanecer, quedar

idioms:

• bide one's time    esperar el momento oportuno

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bida

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
等待, 停留, 居住, 面临, 禁得起

idioms:

• bide one's time    等待时机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 等待, 停留, 居住
v. tr. - 等待, 面臨, 禁得起

idioms:

• bide one's time    等待時機

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 살다, 기다리다, 참다
v. tr. - ~을 기다리다, ~을 참다, ~과 마주치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 留まる, 待つ, こらえる

idioms:

• bide one's time    時節を待つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) انتظر, تمهل, بقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נשאר, חיכה‬
v. tr. - ‮נשאר, חיכה‬

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