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Bide   /baɪd/   Listen
verb
Bide  v. t.  
1.
To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo. "Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm."
2.
To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.


Bide  v. i.  (past & past part. bided; pres. part. biding)  
1.
To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay. "All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell."
2.
To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.





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"Bide" Quotes from Famous Books



... as He doth ordain; He will not turn one foot aside; Thy good deeds mount up but in vain, Thou must in sorrow ever bide; Stint of thy strife, cease to complain, Seek His compassion safe and wide, Thy prayer His pity may obtain, Till Mercy all her might have tried. Thy anguish He will heal and hide, And lightly lift ...
— The Pearl • Sophie Jewett
... entreated me not to exceed my allowance. He showed me plainly that it was all that he could do to keep up appearances; he has broken with his opera dancer; he will be compelled to practise the most strict economy (in secret) if he is to bide his time with unshaken credit. I scolded, I did all I could to drive him to desperation, so as to find out more. He showed me his ledgers—he broke down and cried at last. I never saw a man in such a state. He lost his head completely, talked of killing ...
— Father Goriot • Honore de Balzac
... scattered about with almost too profuse a hand. Mottos also were in great evidence, and while a sundial reminded you that "Tempus fugit," an enticing resting-place somewhat bewilderingly bade you to "Bide a wee." But then again the rustic seat in the pleached alley of laburnums had carved on its back, "Much have I travelled in the realms of gold," so that, meditating on Keats, you could bide a wee with a clear conscience. Indeed ...
— Queen Lucia • E. F. Benson
... bid him away, Seeking her sooth to say, In what woful array She was cast. "Nay," said he, "but, sweet may, Here must we bide until day: Then to church and ...
— Helen Redeemed and Other Poems • Maurice Hewlett
... Judith had settled on taking the trip to Mountain City together. Douglas made no comment. Not that he had any intention of allowing Judith to make the trip under such circumstances, but he knew that for the present he could only bide his time. ...
— Judith of the Godless Valley • Honore Willsie


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